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by Rockefeller University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes A quantitative trait locus graph showing that the Homer1 gene region is associated with behavioral divergence in attention. Credit: Rajasethupathy lab/The Rockefeller University Attention disorders such as ADHD involve a breakdown in our ability to separate signal from noise. The brain is constantly bombarded with […]

Peer-Reviewed Publication Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory image: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee and colleagues find that songs and ordinary vocalizations both arise from the midbrain caudolateral periaqueductal gray (clPAG), seen here. view more   Credit: Banerjee lab/CSHL All mice squeak, but only some sing. Scotinomys teguina, aka Alston’s singing mice, hail from the cloud forests of Costa Rica. More

by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Switching on aldh1a2 could reactivate regeneration in mice. Credit: Wei Wang Lab at National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant gene enables mice to regenerate ear tissue. Some