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Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Researchers develop a flexible carbon-nanotube 'harpoon' to…

Researchers Explain How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons

Researchers Explain How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons

Examining the brains of Drosophila fruit flies,…

Not All Reading Disabilities are Dyslexia

Not All Reading Disabilities are Dyslexia

Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits (S-RCD), a common…

Study Discovers How the Brain Controls Accents and Impersonations

Study Discovers How the Brain Controls Accents and Impersonations

Researchers have identified the different brain regions…

Electrophysiology

What Do Memories Look Like?

What Do Memories Look Like?

Researchers engineered microscopic probes which light up synapses in living neurons by…

Alzheimer’s, Schizophrenia & Autism Can Be Studied with Brain Cells Reprogrammed from Skin Cells

Alzheimer’s, Schizophrenia & Autism Can Be Studied with Brain Cells Reprogrammed from Skin Cells

A new method for obtaining mature neuronal cells from reprogrammed skin cells…

Ketamine Cousin Rapidly Lifts Depression Without Side Effects

Ketamine Cousin Rapidly Lifts Depression Without Side Effects

A new study funded by the NIMH suggests GLYX-13, a molecular cousin…

Scientists Discover the Origin of a Giant Synapse

Scientists Discover the Origin of a Giant Synapse

Researchers discover the mechanism and protein responsible for the creation of the…

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Long-Term Study Reports Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for Most Common Hereditary Dystonia

Long-Term Study Reports Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for Most Common Hereditary Dystonia

A long-term study suggests deep brain stimulation has good success rates and…

Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Researchers develop a flexible carbon-nanotube 'harpoon' to study individual brain neurons. The…

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Blueprint For an Artificial Brain

Blueprint For an Artificial Brain

Researchers are using memristors, electronic microcomponents which imitate natural nerves, as key components to create a…

Could a Computer on the Police Beat Prevent Violence?

Could a Computer on the Police Beat Prevent Violence?

New research shows how police forces might be able to target efforts to reduce violence and…

IBM’s Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

IBM’s Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer becomes the first university of receive a version of IBM's Watson system. Rensselaer hopes to…

Robotics

Beer-Pouring Robot Programed to Anticipate Human Actions

Beer-Pouring Robot Programed to Anticipa…

A robot developed by Cornell scientists has learned to foresee human actions…

Humanoid Robot Helps Train Children with Autism

Humanoid Robot Help…

Vanderbilt researchers develop a humanoid robotic…

Lessons From Cockroaches Could Inform Robotics

Lessons From Cockro…

New insight obtained by studying the…

Genetics

Rare Genomic Mutations Found in Ten Families with Early-Onset, Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Rare Genomic Mutations Found in Ten Fami…

A new study uncovers unique changes in DNA structure in genes important…

Researchers Unravel Genetics of Dyslexia and Language Impairment

Researchers Unravel…

Researchers identified genetic variants that can…

Jammed Molecular Motors May Play Role in Development of ALS

Jammed Molecular Mo…

A new study finds slowdowns in…

Psychology

Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop So…

A new study which developed a system designed to observe different strains…

Psychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein Involved in the Formation of Long-Term Memories

Psychiatric Disorde…

Researchers have discovered a neural pathway…

Sleep Mechanism Identified That Plays Role in Emotional Memory

Sleep Mechanism Ide…

Researchers identify the sleep mechanism which…

Neuroethics

Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?

Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?

Electrical brain stimulation targeting the “dysregulated reward circuitry” could make deep brain…

Pupil Dilation Reveals Sexual Orientation

Pupil Dilation Reve…

Researchers used a specialized infrared lens…

Controlling Monkey Brains and Behavior With Light

Controlling Monkey …

Researchers can control the behavior of…

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Antioxidant Shows Promise in Parkinson’s Disease

Antioxidant Shows Promise in Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers discover Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived…

Validating Maps of the Brain’s Resting State

Validating Maps of the Brain’s Resting State

A new study examines the relationship of…

Staging System in ALS Shows Potential Tracks of Disease Progression

Staging System in ALS Shows Potential Tracks of Disease Progression

Performing post-mortem staging of the brains and…

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Study Shows How the Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer

Study Shows How the Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer

Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells which are…

Metabolic Molecule Drives Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Metabolic Molecule Drives Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Researchers have identified an abnormal metabolic pathway which drives cancer cell growth…

New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment for Brain Cancer in Preclinical Studies

New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment for Brain Cancer in Preclinical Studies

A new drug could help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for…

Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer

Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer

Researchers discover stem cells from a patient's own fat could potentially deliver…

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Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

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