FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2017·7 min readNew Method Predicts Who Will Respond to Lithium TherapyA new method is up to 92% accurate in predicting which patients with bipolar disorder will respond to lithium.Read More
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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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2017·5 min readStem Cells Derived Neural Networks Grown On Chip As An Alternative to Animal TestingA new method of growing neural networks from stem cells is capable of detecting the activity of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins and could help to minimize animal research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2017·4 min readUnderstanding the Brain With the Help of Artificial IntelligenceResearchers have trained neural networks to accelerate the reconstruction of neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 3, 2017·6 min readSaving Brain Cells From StrokeA compound called P7C3 provides both protection for neurons following a stroke and improves physical and cognitive outcomes, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·5 min readBrain Cells Prefer One Parent’s Genes Over the Other’sA new study reports brain cells may preferentially activate a copy of one parent's genes over the other in offspring.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 21, 2017·5 min readRabies Viruses Reveal Wiring in Transparent BrainsResearchers use rabies viruses to see how well transplanted neural cells have connected to neural network in the brains of mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2017·4 min readGlia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain AgingExamining postmortem brains, researchers discover the state of glia remains consistent as we age and could be used to predict a person's age at death.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2017·7 min readBlame ‘Food Coma’ On The BrainResearchers investigate fruit fly brains to discover the connection between eating, sleep and activity.Read More
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