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Date posted: 12/03/2009 Identifying the genes that promote high-integrity myelin could lead to ways to enhance the genes' activity or artificially add the proteins they code for. By comparing brain maps of identical twins (same genes) with fraternal twins (which share about half their genes), UCLA scientists calculated that myelin integrity (related to the speed of nerve impulses) is genetically determined in many brain areas important for intelligence. Just because intelligence is strongly genetic, that doesn't mean it cannot be improved. "It's just the opposite," says Richard Haier, of the University of California, Irvine, who works with Paul Thompson, lead study author. "If it's genetic, it's biochemical, and we have all kinds of ways of influencing biochemistry." See the full Story via external site: www.newscientist.com Most recent stories in this category (The Brain): 17/05/2013: Brain-Imaging Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder —Findings Bring First Pharmaceutical Treatment for Ptsd Within Reach— |
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