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Dedicated to the communication of news, science, and information of interest to the brain mapping community, and to sharing and promoting the science of brain mapping.

The purpose and goal of brain mapping is to advance the understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the human brain. Scientists in this field seek to gain knowledge of the physical processes that underly human sensation, attention awareness and cognition. These results are immediately applicable to surgical intervention, to the design of medical interventions and to the treatment of psychological and psychiatric disorders.

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08/21 Non-Clinical ADME Studies Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/21 Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fay Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/21 NIAAA Will Participate in PAR-08-202, Technological Innovations for Interdisciplinary Research Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences (SBIR [R43/R44]). Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/21 Changes to Contact Information in PAS-07-382 – Advancing Novel Science in Women s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R03] Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/21 Alternative Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Prostate Cancer Patients New research indicates that giving patients a continuous low dose of an immune system booster, a met… 08/20 Request for Information (RFI): Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Draft Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research is Available for Comment Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/20 Amendment: PAS-07-381 - Advancing Novel Science in Women s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R21] Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/20 Centers in Symptom Management Research or Centers in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: Building Research Teams for the Future (P20) Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/20 NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH… 08/19 Genome-wide Association Studies of Treatment Response in Randomized Clinical Trials – Study Investigators (U01) Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/19 Genome-wide Association Studies of Treatment Response in Randomized Clinical Trials – Coordinating Center (U01) Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/19 Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza v… 08/18 Integration of Mouse Models into Human Cancer Research (U01) Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 08/18 Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery invol… 08/14 Researchers Find Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death by Exploiting the Immune Response to Sand Fly Bites Cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease characterized by painful skin ulcers, occurs when the parasite Le… 08/13 Molecular Switch Boosts Brain Activity Associated with Schizophrenia People with schizophrenia have an alteration in a pattern of brain electrical activity assoc… 08/13 NIH Scientists Find a Novel Mechanism that Controls the Development of Autoimmunity Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found a mechanism in the im… 08/12 NIAMS Names Dr. Robert Carter as Deputy Director Robert H. Carter, M.D., former director of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatol… 08/12 Key Gaps Remain in Understanding Health Effects of Vitamin D Despite considerable progress in research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, exp… 08/06 Anti-HIV 'Drug Cocktails' Equally Effective in Patients with or without History of Injection Drug Use Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been extremely effective at slowing the pro… --- Health Risks Associated with Certain Antipsychotics Warrant Extra Monitoring Health Risks Associated with Certain Antipsychotics Warrant Extra Monitoring [July 24, 2008: Science… --- ?Signatures? of Errant Gene Expression in Autism Eyed for Diagnostic Test ?Signatures? of Errant Gene Expression in Autism Eyed for Diagnostic Test [August 1, 2008: Science U… --- Increased Burden of Rare Genetic Variations Found in Schizophrenia Increased Burden of Rare Genetic Variations Found in Schizophrenia [July 30, 2008: Press Release] Pe… --- Depression Patients? Brain Circuitry Makes Them Vulnerable to Relapse Depression Patients? Brain Circuitry Makes Them Vulnerable to Relapse [August 1, 2008: Science Updat… --- Borderline Personality Disorder: Brain Differences Related to Disruptions in Cooperation in Relationships Borderline Personality Disorder: Brain Differences Related to Disruptions in Cooperation in Relation… --- Mechanism for Postpartum Depression Found in Mice Mechanism for Postpartum Depression Found in Mice [July 30, 2008: Press Release] Researchers have pi… --- Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder [August 18, 2008: Press … --- Errant Stress/Immune Indicators Detected in Depression-Prone Women?s Sweat Errant Stress/Immune Indicators Detected in Depression-Prone Women?s Sweat [July 29, 2008: Science U… --- A Night?s Sleep Gives Emotional Memories Their Staying Power A Night?s Sleep Gives Emotional Memories Their Staying Power [August 14, 2008: Science Update] For t… --- Age-related Decline of ADHD Symptoms Disrupted by Middle School Age-related Decline of ADHD Symptoms Disrupted by Middle School [July 21, 2008: Science Update] Alth…		08/21 Cocaine: How addiction develops Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioral patterns… 08/21 Research shows pollsters how the undecided will vote As the American Presidential election approaches, pollsters are scrambling to predict who will win. … 08/21 Critical Protein Complex In Formation Of Cell Cilia Identified By NYU Scientists An international team led by NYU Cancer Institute have identified a protein complex that regulates t… 08/21 Dopamine Increased In The Human Brain By Just 1 Sleepless Night Just one night without sleep can increase the amount of the chemical dopamine in the human brain, a… 08/21 Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerat… 08/21 News From The Journal Of Neuroscience 1. Wnt Effects on Growth Cone Microtubules Silvia A. Purro, Lorenza Ciani, Monica Hoyos-Flight, Ele… 08/20 Brain surgery is getting easier on patients Dr. Edward Duckworth is part of a new generation of neurosurgeons who are making brain surgery a lot… 08/20 Public involvement in environmental decisions Legislation and public pressure have led federal agencies such as the US Environmental Protection Ag… 08/20 The deubiquitinylation and localization of PTEN are regulated by a HAUSP?PML network Nuclear exclusion of the PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted in chromosome 10) tumour sup… 08/20 Brain Cells Called Astrocytes Undergo Reorganization And May Engulf Attacking T Cells When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells o… 08/20 Brain Surgery Is Getting Easier On Patients Dr. Edward Duckworth is part of a new generation of neurosurgeons who are making brain surgery a lot… 08/20 September 2008 Biology of Reproduction highlights The first highlighted paper by Feng et al., shows an experimental analysis framework for the complex… 08/20 Addiction treatment proves successful in animal weight loss study Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction by scientists at the U… 08/19 Study examines testing model to predict and diagnose new cases of dementia Research conducted at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that measur… 08/19 Getting to the root of the matter A number of current issues related to water availability and climate change are giving impetus to ne… 08/19 Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with antiviral T cells of… 08/19 UCLA faculty experts advisory: EPA vs. states on air pollution A federal appeals court has struck down a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule barring states a… 08/19 OU researchers isolate microorganisms that convert hydrocarbons to natural gas When a group of University of Oklahoma researchers began studying the environmental fate of spilt pe… 08/15 Risky behaviors must change for HIV prevention to succeed Radical behavioral changes need to be adopted and sustained by enough people at risk of&#1… 08/14 CNSI at UCLA to host forum on new technologies for brain, spinal trauma The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA announced today that it will host an i… 08/13 Autophagy in thymic epithelium shapes the T-cell repertoire and is essential for tolerance Recognition of self-antigen-derived epitopes presented by major histocompatibility complex class II … 08/11 New dean arrives at UCLA School of Nursing   Courtney Lyder, 42, (Westwood), a respected researcher in patient safety and geriatric nursin… 08/11 UCLA receives $10 million gift to find a cure for Alzheimer's For Jim Easton, a UCLA alumnus and longtime benefactor of the university, his $10 million … 08/10 Neural correlates, computation and behavioural impact of decision confidence Humans and other animals must often make decisions on the basis of imperfect evidence. Statisticians… 08/06 Neurogenin 2 controls cortical neuron migration through regulation of Rnd2 Motility is a universal property of newly generated neurons. How cell migration is coordinately regu… 08/06 The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus Viruses are obligate parasites of Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (A… 08/03 Ultrasound velocity criteria for vertebral origin stenosis Despite remaining an important cause of posterior circulation stroke, the non-invasive diagnosis of … 08/03 Neuromyelitis optica preceded by brain demyelinating episode Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is considered a distinct disease from multiple sclerosis (MS) because of … 08/03 Ruptured anterior spinal artery aneurysm: a case report We present a case of a subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospasm secondary to a ruptured anterior spinal… 08/03 Impact of ruptured cerebral aneurysm coiling and clipping on the incidence of cerebral vasospasm and clinical outcome This study assessed the impact of treatment modality of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) on…
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