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The Evil Monkey has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and is currently enjoying a bit of time off while waiting to hear about a new position. Come join this wayward neuroscientist as he struggles to find a career and get his life back in order. He is still not sure why he wrote this paragraph in the third person.

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Status Epilepticus, TLE, and GABA-A Receptor Gene Therapy

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) refers to a condition where recurrent seizures arise in the temporal lobe of the brain. This condition is seen in humans and animals. Often, TLE arises following a neural insult such as head trauma or tumor,...

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Posted on November 19, 2006 1:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Everybody Post About Mirror Neurons!!!

Mixing Memory brings up some excellent points regarding mirror neurons in primates, and Frontal Cortex follows up with his thoughts. To both of them I say "bravo, but your skepticism probably doesn't go far enough". We give Rizzolatti et al...

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Posted on July 25, 2006 6:20 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injuries

The difficulty with treating spinal cord injuries arises from a number of factors. Firstly there is the primary damage to the axons of the spinal cord itself, resulting in mechanical damage that can inhibit neurotransmission and transport of cellular material...

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Posted on July 19, 2006 8:11 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Pesticide-induced dysfunction of dopaminergic neurons

Shelley mentioned a study last week that suggested more and more young people are getting Parkinson's Disease, and she wondered whether there was any utility in blaming our industrialized society based on the fact that certain compounds we produce can...

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Posted on July 16, 2006 12:18 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

SIRT1 Pathways and the Prevention of Alzheimer's Pathology

A highly conserved set of genes known as the sirtuin family are known to be activated by caloric restriction (CR) and extend the lifespan of a number of species. CR may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and can...

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Posted on July 9, 2006 1:47 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

PDE-5 Inhibitor Sildenafil Improves Cognition, or Viagra's Good for the Big Head Too

Inspired by Rush Limbaugh's apparent erectile dysfunction, I decided that today's Evil Journal Club should address the "other" potential uses of PDE-5 inhibitors, the most (in)famous of which is Viagra....

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Posted on June 26, 2006 11:47 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks