Abstract: Methods of identifying gene targets associated with learning and memory and with memory consolidation, as well as to specific nucleic acid molecules that have been discovered to be associated with memory consolidation are provided. Accordingly, the invention also relates to methods of modulating learning and memory function, methods of diagnosing learning and memory disorders, and methods of identifying compounds that modulate learning and memory function via manipulations of the nucleic acid molecules and their products.

Abstract: Methods of identifying gene targets associated with schizophrenia or the symptoms thereof, as well as to specific nucleic acid molecules that have been discovered to be associated with schizophrenia are provided. Accordingly, the invention also relates to methods of modulating schizophrenia or the symptoms thereof, methods of diagnosing schizophrenia or the symptoms thereof, methods for predicting the susceptibility to schizophrenia or the symptoms thereof, and methods of identifying compounds that modulate schizophrenia or the symptoms thereof via manipulations of the nucleic acid molecules and their products.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a large-format scanner. In a preferred embodiment, a device for scanning an image on a medium having a width and providing signals representing the image includes a frame, a transport, a lamp and a plurality of sensors. The transport is mounted to the frame and is used for moving the medium along a first axis transverse to the medium's width. The lamp illuminates the medium. The lamp has a first end and a second end wherein the first end and the second end are folded back approximately 180 degrees, so that the lamp produces uniform brightness across the width of the medium. The plurality of sensors are proximate to the transport, span the medium's width, and the sensors provide a signal representative of a portion of the image within the illuminated portion of the medium. The device may also include a focal length adjustor, mounted to the frame between the sensors and the transport, for adjusting the distance between the medium and the sensors.