3rd February, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Researchers have found that three different degenerative brain disorders are linked by a toxic form of the same protein. Elk-1 was found in clumps of misshaped proteins that are the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Huntington’s disease. This suggests a molecular link between the presence of inclusions and neuronal loss that is shared » Read More
2nd February, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Through the use of instructional DVDs, parents of children with autism can learn how to teach their child to communicate and improve their behavior, according to new research. Read More
30th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Children with autism would likely receive better treatment if supporters of the two major teaching methods stopped bickering over theory and focused on a combined approach, a psychologist argues in a new article. Read More
29th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Interconnected networks of neurons process information and give rise to perception by communicating with one another via small electrical impulses known as action potentials. In the past, scientists believed that adjacent neurons synchronized their action potentials. However, researchers now show that this synchronization does not happen. Read More
28th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Children as young as five months old will follow the gaze of an adult towards an object and engage in joint attention, according to new research. The findings suggest that the human brain develops this important social skill surprisingly early in infancy. Read More
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