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 Brain Briefings printer-friendly version

A series of two-page newsletters explaining how basic neuroscience discoveries lead to clinical applications. (Click Here for Chronological List)

To receive a subscription to Brain Briefings (free of charge) please send an e-mail with your full mailing address to Public Information Department. For single issues, please specify the title and date of the issue you wish to receive. Please note that our mailing list is for paper-based Brain Briefings. At this time, we do not e-mail Brain Briefings.

The Brain Briefings newsletter series is prepared for a lay audience. For an introduction to neuroscience, please visit What is Neuroscience?

Brain Injury
Knocking Noggins
Traumatic Brain Injury and Transplants
Brain Mechanisms
Adult Neurogenesis 
Astrocytes
Biological Clocks  (available online only)
Blood-Brain Barrier
Brains in Space
Brain Plasticity, Language Processing and Reading
Cell Suicide
Estrogen's Influence on the Brain
Migraines and Serotonin Receptors
Music Training and The Brain
Neurotrophic Factors
Nitric Oxide and Brain Damage
NMDA Receptor Blockers  (available online only)
Oxidative Stress and Brain Disorders
Pheromones
Serotonin and Judgment
Stress and the Brain
Testosterone's Influence on the Brain
The Mind-Body Link
Development
The Adolescent Brain 
Axon Guidance  (available online only)
Brain Reorganization  (available online only)
Brain Work-outs
Child Abuse and the Brain
Neuron Migration and Brain Disorders  (available online only)
Parental Care and The Brain
Drugs
Addiction's Path  (available online only)
Alcoholism
Anti-Drug Vaccines
The Brain's Stash
Glutamate and Cocaine Addiction
Ecstasy
Nicotine and the Brain
The Opiate Receptor  (available online only)
Treating Opiate Addiction 
Drinking During Pregnancy
Treating Tobacco Addiction
Young Brains on Alcohol
Eating
Caloric Restriction
Diet and the Brain
Eating Disorders
Sugar Addiction
Weight Control and Obesity
Emotions
Bliss and the Brain
Depression and Stress Hormones
Fear and the Amygdala
Humor, Laughter and the Brain
Love and the Brain
Reading Faces
Violent Brains
Exercise  
Exercise and the Brain
Gender
Gender and the Brain
Memory
CREB and Memory
Insulin, the Brain and Memory  (available online only)
Memory Enhancers
Nervous System Disorders and Diseases
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
ALS and Cell Protection 
Alpha-Synuclein and Parkinson's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease and Plaques
Autism and Biology
Autism in Children
Beta Interferon and Multiple Sclerosis  (available online only)
Bipolar Disorder and the Brain
Brain Stimulation and Parkinson's     
Dyslexia and Language Brain Areas
Dystonias
Epilepsy << current issue
Epilepsy and GABA
Epilepsy Genes
Fragile X
Glaucoma Genetics
Glioma Brain Tumors
HIV's Brain Assault
Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease Genetics
Hox Genes and Birth Defects  (available online only)
Interpreting Alzheimer's Abnormalities
Ion Channels and Episodic Disease
Muscular Dystrophy 
Myasthenia Gravis
Narcolepsy
New Models of Migraine 
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Parkinson's and Cognition
Parkinson's and Dopamine  (available online only)
Pathological Aggression 
Phobia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Prion Proteins
The Prefrontal Cortex and Schizophrenia  (available online only)
Reading Failure
Repairing Damage in Multiple Sclerosis  
Restless Legs Syndrome
The Retinoblastoma Gene
Rett Syndrome
The Roots of ALS
Schizophrenia and Cognition
SIDS and Serotonin
Spinal Cord Injury and Rehab
Stuttering
Treating Tay-Sachs Disease 
Tinnitus
Tourette's Syndrome and Dopamine
Nervous System Repair
Brain Rehab
Down Syndrome
Myelin and Spinal Cord Repair
Spinal Cord Repair
Stem Cell Transplants
Pain 
Cannabinoids and Pain
Gender and Pain
Killing Cells to Kill Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Nociceptors and Pain  (available online only)
New Targets for Pain Relief
The Senses
Deafness Genes
Eye Repair
Hair Cell Regeneration  (available online only)
Light Detection
Restoring Hearing
Sensing Cold
Smell and the Olfactory System  (available online only)
Taste Detectors
Taste Intensity
Visual Development  (available online only)
Sleep
Adenosine and Sleep
Insomnia
REM Sleep
Sleep and Learning
Sleep Deficits
Technology
Artificial Vision
Brain Imaging
Gene Silencing
Mental Disorders and Microarrays
Robotic Limbs  (available online only)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Transgenic Models of Disease
Unlocking Locked-In Syndrome
Venoms
Viruses, Genes and the Brain