FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 13, 2015·5 min readA Closer View of the BrainResearchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 7, 2015·4 min readLoss of Astrocytes Slows Signaling and May Inhibit Neural DevelopmentA new study sheds light onto the role astrocytes play in neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 19, 2015·4 min read3D Printed Guide Helps Regrow Complex Nerves After InjuryResearchers have developed a 3D printed guide that helps regrow neurons and restore both sensory and motor function following complex nerve injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2015·5 min readObserving Social Life of Cells Boosts Understanding of Myelin DiseasesResearchers have developed a new method to capture how brain cells communicate with greater precision.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 3, 2015·3 min readResearchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism Behind RemyelinationA new study outlines the mechanism involved in remyelination.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 2, 2015·4 min readHow Tau Accumulates and Caused Neurodegenerative DisordersA new study reports appoptosin initiates a path that leads to tau accumulation in neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·4 min readLighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic PlasticityResearchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2015·4 min readGlial Cells Use Lipids to Control Positioning of Sensory Neurons in the Spinal CordA new study reports glial cells use lipids to direct neuron organization in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readGene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s BrainsAccording to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2015·4 min readTuning of Timing in Auditory AxonsResearchers discover the axons of auditory neurons which respond to low and high frequency sounds differ in morphology. These variations correlate with differences in the speed of signal conduction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2015·4 min readHuman Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other DisordersUsing adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2015·4 min readTaking a Trip Through the BrainResearchers have developed a new imaging tool that is able to generate images of the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously thought unachievable.Read More