Social cognition enables individuals to understand others’ intentions. Social memory is a necessary component of this process, for without it, subsequent encounters are devoid of any historical…
Read moreGlutamate receptors form complexes in the brain with auxiliary proteins, which control their activity during fast synaptic transmission through a seemingly bewildering array of effects. Here we devise…
Read moreMotor neurons are the final stage of neural processing for the execution of motor behaviours. Traditionally, motor neurons have been viewed as the ‘final common pathway’, serving as passive recipients…
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness, which, in the majority of patients, is treated with corticosteroids. In a recently published clinical…
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A newly updated map of the human brain may be the most accurate yet, helping solve over 100 years of arguments.Nature; August 2016
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Tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) persist at sites of prior infection and have been shown to enhance pathogen clearance by recruiting circulating immune cells and providing bystander activation….
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This week, Science highlights a recently published study that might link active type 2 herpes infection in early pregnancy with a doubled risk of autism in male children.
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In this review, recently published on Science, Dr. Jonathan Kipnis summarizes the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind the role of lymphocytes in inducing and modulating immune tolerance in…
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