Optogenetics As Good As Electrical Stimulation
Researchers show optogenetics can be as good as, if not better than, using electrical stimulation in neuroscience research.
It’s Shocking: Ultra-Focused Electric Current Helps Brain Curb Pain
Researchers treat pain by ‘shocking’ the brain with low doses of electrical current delivered non-invasively to patients.
Glowing Neurons Reveal Networked Link Between Brain and Whiskers
Mouse whisker research reveals a signaling pathway which relays touch signals to the brain.
Brain May Rely on Computer Like Mechanism to Make Sense of Novel Situations
Our brains could process new situations by relying on a method similar to a “pointer” system used by computers, new research suggests.
Circadian Clock is Key to Firing Up Cell’s Furnace
Researchers have identified how the circadian clock helps prime mitochondria to correctly use stored energy when we are not eating.
NIH Launches Neurological Drug Development Projects
The NIH has launched three innovative projects which will focus on the development of therapeutics for nicotine addiction, AMD and Fragile X Syndrome.
Neuroscientists Plant False Memories in Mice Brains and Locate Where Brain Stores False and Authentic Memory Traces
Neuroscientists appear to have implanted memories in mice and appear to have located where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
Psychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein That Helps Form Long-Term Memories
Researchers discover a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories, and is connected to some psychiatric disorders.
Study Appears to Overturn Prevailing View of How the Brain is Wired
Sensory information travels to two places at once; both the brain’s mid-layer and the deeper layers, according to new research.
High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the Brain
Using an innovative brain-tracing technique, researchers discover a way to ‘untangle’ neural networks. The findings offer insight into how specific brain regions are connected.
