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O'Donnell Brain Institute Becomes Hub for Cerebellar Ataxia Care and Research
UT Southwestern has expanded its Movement Disorders Clinic in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute to become a hub for research and care for patients with cerebellar ataxia, a disorder that causes uncoordinated movements and imbalance due to damage in a part of the brain called the cerebellum.
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UTSW Study Finds Cognitive Decline Key Factor in Predicting Life Expectancy in Alzheimer’s Disease
Using a National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center dataset on 764 autopsy-confirmed cases, C. Munro Cullum, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery, and first author Jeffrey Schaffert, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in clinical neuropsychology at UT Southwestern, identified seven factors that helped predict life expectancy variances among participants. These factors are the most predictive of how many years of life remain after diagnosis.
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Scientists Find First in Human Evidence of How Memories Form
In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia, UT Southwestern researchers have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain.
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MEG-nificent Brains: Mapping the Path to a Cure for Seizures
Learn about MEG technology and how it is used to improve epilepsy surgery outcomes for patients.