Sentences with phrase «from cognitive defects»
As a result, mutations that impair the function of tails or prevent them from developing altogether can have serious consequences, from cognitive defects to blindness.
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In a pair of papers from NASA in 1965 and 1967, researchers found that chimpanzees could survive up to 3.5 minutes in near - vacuum conditions with no apparent cognitive defects, as measured by complex tasks months later.
In addition to cognitive problems, patients with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR)-- which includes fragile x syndrome (ScienceNOW, 24 May 2007)-- may also suffer from epilepsy, macrocephaly (an enlarged head), and reproductive defects.
After creating a pathological mouse model deficient for this gene, through the Gencodys Consortium (Genetic and Epigenetic Networks in Cognitive Dysfunction; http://www.gencodys.eu/), scientists from PHENOMIN and the IGBMC showed major memory defects, as well as significant symptoms of hyperactivity on this model.