Maintaining a Healthy Balance in the Brain

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Imagine the chaos if all traffic lights suddenly went red in a city. The same can apply to the brain, which needs a regulated flow of information to learn and make memories. New research published in the 31 October issue of Cell unveils how a neural stop signal goes askew in neurofibromatosis, one of the most common genetic causes of learning disabilities in humans.

Neurofibromatosis typically produces fibrous lumps in nerve fibers, some of them visible on the skin

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