Peripheral nerve regeneration after injury is dependent upon implementation of a novel genetic program in Schwann cells that supports axonal survival and regeneration.
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Masatoshi Suzuki, DVM, PhD
Our current research is to apply stem cell technology to disease modeling and therapeutic applications for neuromuscular diseases such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Audra Sterling, PhD
Investigating the Receptive-Expressive Vocabulary Profile in Children with Idiopathic ASD and Comorbid ASD and Fragile X Syndrome Legend: Association between expressive and receptive vocabulary. Note: This figure illustrates the relationship between expressive and receptive vocabulary …
Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD
Change in the Behavioral Phenotype of Adolescents and Adults with FXS: Role of the Family Environment Legend: Figure 1 displays the significant age by time interaction for adaptive behavior in a sample of 147 individuals …
Vanessa Simmering, PhD
Working memory is a basic cognitive process that predicts higher-level skills. A central question in theories of working memory development is the generality of the mechanisms proposed to explain improvements in performance.
Kris Saha, PhD
Millions of people globally are at high risk for neurodegenerative disorders, infertility or having children with a disability as a result of the Fragile X (FX) premutation, a genetic abnormality in FMR1 that is underdiagnosed.
Kristin Shutts, PhD
Probability Learning: Changes in Behavior Across Time and Development Legend: Left: For each trial in the task, a coin was hidden behind a rock, and participants had to guess where the coin was. There was …
Seth Pollak, PhD
Children who experience early adversity often develop emotion regulatory problems, but little is known about the mechanisms that mediate this relation. We tested whether general associative learning processes contribute to associations between adversity, in the form of child maltreatment, and negative behavioral outcomes.
Jenny Saffran, PhD
Language is used to identify objects in many different ways. For example, an apple can be identified using its name, color, and other attributes. Skilled language comprehension requires listeners to flexibly shift between different dimensions.
Denise Ney, PhD
Skeletal fragility is a complication of phenylketonuria (PKU). A diet containing amino acids compared to one with glycomacropeptide reduces bone size and strength in mice.