Brain plasticity: Paradoxical case of a neurodegenerative disease?

Reference : Brain plasticity: Paradoxical case of a neurodegenerative disease?


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/46523

Title :	Brain plasticity: Paradoxical case of a neurodegenerative disease?
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Cardoso-Leite, Pedro [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)]
	Ascher, Philippe [> >]
	Bavelier, Daphne [> >]
Publication date :	2012
Journal title :	Current Biology
Volume :	22
Issue/season :	20
Pages :	R884-6
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0960-9822
e-ISSN :	1879-0445
Country :	England
Keywords :	[en] Humans ; Huntington Disease/genetics ; Learning/physiology ; Neuronal Plasticity/physiology ; Synaptic Transmission/physiology
Abstract :	[en] A thought-provoking new study has found that symptom-free carriers of the neurodegenerative Huntington's disease present a dramatic two-fold acceleration in perceptual learning.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/46523
Commentary :	Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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