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Study in mice shows how brain ignores distractions
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In a study of mice, scientists discovered that a brain region called the thalamus may be critical for filtering out distractions. The study, published in Nature and partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, paves the way to understanding how defects in the thalamus might underlie symptoms seen in patients with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and schizophrenia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Head injuries can alter hundreds of genes and lead to serious brain diseases
(University of California - Los Angeles) Head injuries can adversely affect hundreds of genes in the brain that put people at high risk for diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, post-traumatic stress disorder, stroke, ADHD, autism, depression and schizophrenia, UCLA life scientists report. The researchers have identified for the first time potential master genes which they believe control hundreds of other genes that are linked to many neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news