FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 7, 2017·3 min readA New View for Protein Turnover in the BrainResearchers discover lysosomes can travel to dendrites and also be recruited by dendritic spines.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 15, 2017·4 min readCertain Immune Reactions to Viruses Cause Learning ProblemsA new study reports researchers have discovered the mechanism which may cause learning disorders and memory problems as a result of the immune system's reaction to viral infections like HIV and flu.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 19, 2017·4 min readCloser Look at Brain Circuits Reveals Important Role of GeneticsResearchers report neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory formation can form networks in the absence of synaptic activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 10, 2017·4 min readOptimized Sensors to Study Memory and LearningA new biosensor can help visualize two proteins critical for synaptic plasticity, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2017·5 min readBrain is Ten Times More Active Than Previously MeasuredResearchers believe their findings could change the way scientists understand how the brain works.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2017·8 min readDiscovery Rewriting the Evolutionary History of the Nervous SystemA new study tests conventional theories on the development of the nervous system and sheds light on how the nervous system may have evolved.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 10, 2017·3 min readBright Spots in Brain CellsResearchers report neurons move the site of microRNA maturation away from the cytoplasm out to the dendrites.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 6, 2017·3 min readMyopia Cells Discovered in RetinaA newly discovered retinal cell may cause myopia when it dysfunctions, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 2, 2017·3 min readHow the Brain Resets During SleepResearchers examine if the size of synapses alters during sleep and wake states.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 9, 2017·6 min readMitochondria Appear Good Treatment Target for Stroke and TBI RecoveryResearchers believe that, given time, mitochondria can recover their normal form following TBI or stroke.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 2, 2017·10 min readBabies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain BoostContrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.Read More