All Articles Tagged As: genetics

Research Suggests Experience, Not Genetics, Affects Musicians' Brain Responses (2/3/2008)

By looking at brains listening to Bach, Elizabeth Margulis, a music cognition researcher, has found evidence to support one side in a long-running debate among musicians. Practice, training and experience, it appears, are what develop a musician's ear, not genetic predisposition. ...> Full Article

Newborn brain cells modulate learning and memory (2/1/2008)

Boosted by physical and mental exercise, neural stem cells continue to sprout new neurons throughout life, but the exact function of these newcomers has been the topic of much debate. Removing a genetic master switch that maintains neural stem cells in their proliferative state finally gave researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies some definitive answers. ...> Full Article

Genes Located For Severe Mental Illness (7/20/2007)

Researchers have found the location of genes which can make women vulnerable to severe psychiatric illness and even suicidal just after childbirth. ...> Full Article

It's In Their Genes: Study Of Twins Connects Smoking Addiction With Major Depression (7/20/2007)

Ever wonder why smoking and depression seem to go together? A Saint Louis University School of Public Health researcher finds the connection is genetic. ...> Full Article

New Gene Mutation Identified In Common Type Of Dementia (7/19/2007)

Researchers have identified a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal dementia, according to a study published in the July 10, 2007 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article