Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Decreased functional brain activation in Friedreich ataxia using the Simon effect task.

Decreased functional brain activation in Friedreich ataxia using the Simon effect task.Brain Cogn. 2012 Apr 27;79(3):200-208. [Epub ahead of print], Georgiou-Karistianis N, Akhlaghi H, Corben LA, Delatycki MB, Storey E, Bradshaw JL, Egan GF.

Keyword: Simon effect task, functional brain reorganization, Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Accelerating progress in iPS cell research for neurological diseases

Accelerating progress in iPS cell research for neurological diseases. Daisuke Ito, Hideyuki Okano and Norihiro Suzuki, Annals of Neurology, Accepted manuscript online: 29 MAR 2012 06:18AM EST | DOI: 10.1002/ana.23596 Keywords: induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), pluripotency, embryonic stem cells (ESCs, personalized replacement therapy, elucidate the pathological processes, neurodegenerative diseases, drug discovery, regenerative medicine.