Comments on: Researchers turn one form of neuron into another in the brain http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 23 May 2013 02:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Whittaker http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-91410 Whittaker Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:06:57 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=177384#comment-91410 I expected immediate reply. One full day has passed. I wonder whether I can make similar discovery and win some kind of funds or prize. I expected immediate reply. One full day has passed.
I wonder whether I can make similar discovery and win some kind of funds or prize.

]]> By: Whittaker http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-91074 Whittaker Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:44:08 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=177384#comment-91074 What are you going to do then, sue them? BTW, why don't you just publish your "discovery" on KurzweilAI, being a freqent visitor? Or ask KAI staff to help you? What are you going to do then, sue them?
BTW, why don’t you just publish your “discovery” on KurzweilAI, being a freqent visitor?
Or ask KAI staff to help you?

]]> By: Singularity Utopia http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-90960 Singularity Utopia Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:41:02 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=177384#comment-90960 Have Paola Arlotta and Caroline Rouaux (Harvard) really made this "discovery?" I am not sure thus I would appreciate clarification. I ask because recently I posted about some very similar news to my G+ Page. On 15th Jan I posted this: http://goo.gl/yi6ID regarding "In vivo reprogramming of circuit connectivity in postmitotic neocortical neurons," (Université de Genève) which was submitted to Nature on 1th Sept 2012, whereas "Direct lineage reprogramming of post-mitotic callosal neurons into corticofugal neurons in vivo" (Harvard) was submitted to Nature on 19th October 2012, here are the links: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.3299.html and http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ncb2660.html Both articles in Nature mention the Fezf2 transcription factor and both articles are regarding neurons changing their identity. Fezf2 does seem interesting, Paola Arlotta and Caroline Rouaux also published "Fezf2 directs the differentiation of corticofugal neurons from striatal progenitors in vivo" in July 2010: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v13/n11/abs/nn.2658.html Both the recent articles in Nature fail to mention the authors for the other article thus I think we are looking at separate and slightly different research regarding the same issue, or maybe I am merely being sleepy thus I've missed an obvious connection? Here is some more info about Fezf2: http://www.pnas.org/content/105/32/11382.figures-only Have Paola Arlotta and Caroline Rouaux (Harvard) really made this “discovery?” I am not sure thus I would appreciate clarification. I ask because recently I posted about some very similar news to my G+ Page. On 15th Jan I posted this: http://goo.gl/yi6ID regarding “In vivo reprogramming of circuit connectivity in postmitotic neocortical neurons,” (Université de Genève) which was submitted to Nature on 1th Sept 2012, whereas “Direct lineage reprogramming of post-mitotic callosal neurons into corticofugal neurons in vivo” (Harvard) was submitted to Nature on 19th October 2012, here are the links: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.3299.html and http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ncb2660.html

Both articles in Nature mention the Fezf2 transcription factor and both articles are regarding neurons changing their identity. Fezf2 does seem interesting, Paola Arlotta and Caroline Rouaux also published “Fezf2 directs the differentiation of corticofugal neurons from striatal progenitors in vivo” in July 2010: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v13/n11/abs/nn.2658.html

Both the recent articles in Nature fail to mention the authors for the other article thus I think we are looking at separate and slightly different research regarding the same issue, or maybe I am merely being sleepy thus I’ve missed an obvious connection?

Here is some more info about Fezf2: http://www.pnas.org/content/105/32/11382.figures-only

]]> By: Logic http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-90926 Logic Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:36:17 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=177384#comment-90926 This is a remarkable discovery with massive implications. Please post follow-ups as they appear. This is a remarkable discovery with massive implications. Please post follow-ups as they appear.

]]> By: JC http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-turn-one-form-of-neuron-into-another-in-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-90734 JC Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:25:31 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=177384#comment-90734 Great discovery for curing diseases! Also tempting for rich totalitarian governments to improve their young math students, to make them more mathier. Great discovery for curing diseases! Also tempting for rich totalitarian governments to improve their young math students, to make them more mathier.

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