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22 May 2013

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  • CDK5 and Calcineurin Regulate Synaptic Ca2+ Influx
  • Sema4D Induces GABAergic Synapse Formation
  • Male Stress Alters Stress Response in Offspring
  • SIRT1 Activator Prevents Neurodegeneration in Mice
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Thank Air France for Affirming Its Commitment to Biomedical Research

Air France has affirmatively stated its commitment to transporting animals used in biomedical research. To encourage Air France to continue to ship these animals, please use the provided letter to contact the CEO of Air France and thank him for continuing to support vital research that could lead to medical discoveries and treatments.


SfN Joins 110 Organizations in Support of NSF Peer Review Process

SfN has signed on to a letter organized by the Coalition for National Science Funding expressing concern over the challenges to the NSF merit review process.


Teach About the Brain Through Video

The third annual Brain Awareness Video Contest is open. Use your creativity to share your brain knowledge.


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May 27 - 30, 2013

16th Quadrennial Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Conference will discuss application of neuromodulation techniques in cutting edge areas including psychiatry, movement disorders, pain and even cognition and dementia. The meeting will highlight world authorities giving plenary lectures, and will feature highly innovative and high-impact presentations.


May 28 - 29, 2013

Advances in Plasmodium vivax Malaria Research


May 29 - Jun 1, 2013

48th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research

This year's theme is surgical innovation from basic to clinical.


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Scans Show Premature-Baby Brain Arrested Development

Source: BBC

Medical scans done by researchers at King's College London reveal that premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes.

Without Glia, the Brain Would Starve

Source: Scientific American

A new study suggests that the networks of blood vessels in the brain are stabilized in early life by stem cells called radial glia.

Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain Regions

Source: PsychCentral

Emerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful situations.

Still Charting Memory's Depths: A Conversation with Brenda Milner

Source: New York Times

Brenda Milner, the neuropsychologist whose detailed observations of an amnesia patient in the 1950s, showed how memory is rooted in specific regions of the brain.

When Social Skills Are a Warning

Source: Wall Street Journal

With many neurological disorders, from Alzheimer's to ADHD, the first clue something is wrong may be atypical social behavior.
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