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Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: are a group of disorders in which the development of the central nervous system is disturbed. This can involve developmental brain dysfunction, which can manifest as neuropsychiatric problems or impaired motor function, learning, language or non-verbal communication.
FEB 08, 2017 | 10:30 AM
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 10:30am PT, 1:30pm ETThe utility of animal models in drug development is limited, in part, by the measures available to researchers for monitoring animals. I...
OCT 18, 2016 | 1:00 PM
Induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patient cells have emerged as complementary tools to study human neurological disorders. Neurxstem Inc has generated human iPSC-derived synth...
AUG 30, 2016 | 8:00 AM
The study of human genetic neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is complicated by the inaccessibility of the relevant tissue for study: it is extremely rare to obtain post-surgical brain sampl...
MAR 17, 2016 | 1:30 PM
Maturing neural circuits are dramatically shaped by the environment, but this timing varies across brain regions and plasticity declines with age. Focusing on cellular/molecular mechanisms un...
MAR 17, 2016 | 7:30 AM
There is a growing appreciation of the relationship between gut microbiota, and the host in maintaining homeostasis in health and predisposing to disease. Bacterial colonisation of the gut pl...
OCT 07, 2015 | 9:00 AM
DATE: October 7th, 2015TIME: 9am Pacific time, 12pm Eastern timeThe neuroscience field is rapidly evolving as both a burgeoning area for basic research (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ...