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Study links genes with function across the human brain

Comparing two neural maps reveals the roles of genes in cognition, perception and feeling

Many psychiatric disorders have genetic causes, but the exact mechanism of how genes influence higher brain function remains a mystery. A new study provides a map linking the genetic signature of functions across the human brain, a tool that may provide new targets for future treatments.

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Published on: 25 Mar 2021

Middle-age memory decline a matter of changing focus

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Research sheds new light on what constitutes healthy aging of the brain

The inability to remember details, such as the location of objects, begins in early midlife (the 40s) and may be the result of a change in what information the brain focuses on during memory formation and retrieval, rather than a decline in brain function, according to a study by 91黑料网 researchers.

Classified as: 91黑料网, faculty of medicine, Natasha Rajah, Brain Imaging Centre at 91黑料网鈥檚 Douglas Institute, memory formation and retrieval, Brain function, 91黑料网鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry, midlife, middle-age, Science and Technologie
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Published on: 12 Jul 2016
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