Impaired brain plasticity linked to Angelman syndrome learning deficits

How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Duke University now believe they have the answer: impaired brain plasticity.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news161182503.html">Impaired brain plasticity linked to Angelman syndrome learning deficits</a></p> <p>How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Duke University now believe they have the answer: impaired brain plasticity.</p>