New Findings on How Our Brains Are Wired

McGill University researchers have discovered new information about the mechanism that helps to set up the communications network of connections in the brain.

Led by NARSAD researcher Edward Ruthazer, Ph. D., a recipient of the 2004 and 2007 Young Investigator awards, the team's findings will be reported in the journal Neuron.  According to the University, the findings, "may bring hope to adults suffering from brain injuries and offer the possibility of early diagnosis, treatments and therapies for schizophrenia, autism or other developmental disorders where abnormal neurological wiring is thought to occur early in life."