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Clinical Heterogeneity Among LRRK2 Variants in Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Li Shu, Yuan Zhang, Hongxu Pan, Qian Xu, Jifeng Guo, Beisha Tang, Qiying Sun Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen […]

Published on September 19, 2018

Connectivity Fingerprints: From Areal Descriptions to Abstract Spaces

Fifteen years ago, Passingham and colleagues proposed that brain areas can be described in terms of their unique pattern of input and output connections with the rest of the brain, and that these connections are a crucial determinant of their function. We explore how the advent of neuroimaging of connectivity has allowed us to test […]

Published on September 19, 2018

Optimal Localist and Distributed Coding of Spatiotemporal Spike Patterns Through STDP and Coincidence Detection

Timothée Masquelier, Saeed R. Kheradpisheh Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human […]

Published on September 18, 2018