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ABSTRACT: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) pose significant medical challenges, leading to progressive neuronal loss and functional decline. Current treatments primarily focus on symptom management ...

The main objective of the course is to understand the functional organization of the mammalian nervous system. It includes a review of the major cell types found in the nervous system and an overview ...

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The biological mechanisms of rehabilitation after stroke are not fully understood. Here authors identify parvalbumin interneurons as a key mediator of rehabilitation-induced stroke recovery and a ...

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We revised the title of our manuscript to “MLCK/MLCP regulates mammalian axon regeneration and redistributes the growth cone F ... demonstrate that MLCK/MLCP proteins promote axonal regeneration in ...