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Article October 14, 2020

Young Scientists Committed to Finding Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases

The 2020 Berkelhammer Scholars break new ground in research on dementias, Parkinson’s disease, and neuropsychiatric disorders

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Article February 8, 2018

New Study Explains How Your Brain Helps You Learn New Skills

Gladstone scientists show how a type of neuron improves procedural learning

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Article November 30, 2017

Profile: Scott Owen, PhD

Scott explains how his scientist parents worried he was too interested in science as a child. But that didn’t stop him from declaring he wanted to be a scientist as early as preschool.

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Article January 31, 2017

Studying the Brain to Treat the Mind

Gladstone scientists are mapping the connections and functions of brain cells to identify new drug targets to treat psychiatric disorders.

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Article November 30, 2016

Gladstone Investigator Selected as Director of UCSF Neuroscience Graduate Program

Anatol Kreitzer was unanimously selected based on his experience training graduate students and his vision for the future.

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January 27, 2016

Treating Parkinson’s Disease by Solving the Mysteries of Movement

In a pair of new studies, Gladstone scientists discovered a specific neural circuit that controls walking, and they found that input to this circuit is disrupted in Parkinson’s disease.

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Article October 5, 2015

Mapping the Brain Using Proteins, Light, and a Deadly Virus

Innovative research tools are transforming the field of neuroscience, bringing us closer to much-needed cures for neurological diseases.

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Article December 10, 2014

Parkinson’s Disease Experts Make a Series of New Discoveries

At the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, two distinguished scientists are exploring Parkinson’s disease from all angles—gaining critical insights about the condition.

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June 26, 2013

High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the Brain

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The power of the brain lies in its trillions of intercellular connections, called synapses, which together form complex neural “networks.” While neuroscientists have long sought to map these complex connections to see how they influence specific brain functions, traditional tech

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January 24, 2012

Gladstone Scientists Identify Protein that Contributes to Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes, an independent and nonprofit biomedical-research organization, have identified a protein that exacerbates symptoms of Parkinson's disease—a discovery that could one day lead to new treatments for people who suffer from this devastating neu

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Article July 6, 2010

Gladstone Scientists Establish Link Between Brain Activity and Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and Stanford University have shown how key circuits in the brain control movement.

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