FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·3 min readGlowing Neurons Reveal Networked Link Between Brain and WhiskersMouse whisker research reveals a signaling pathway which relays touch signals to the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2013·3 min readBrain May Rely on Computer Like Mechanism to Make Sense of Novel SituationsOur brains could process new situations by relying on a method similar to a "pointer" system used by computers, new research suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2013·5 min readCircadian Clock is Key to Firing Up Cell’s FurnaceResearchers have identified how the circadian clock helps prime mitochondria to correctly use stored energy when we are not eating.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 31, 2013·2 min readNIH Launches Neurological Drug Development ProjectsThe NIH has launched three innovative projects which will focus on the development of therapeutics for nicotine addiction, AMD and Fragile X Syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 25, 2013·5 min readNeuroscientists Plant False Memories in Mice Brains and Locate Where Brain Stores False and Authentic Memory TracesNeuroscientists appear to have implanted memories in mice and appear to have located where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 2, 2013·3 min readPsychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein That Helps Form Long-Term MemoriesResearchers discover a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories, and is connected to some psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2013·4 min readStudy Appears to Overturn Prevailing View of How the Brain is WiredSensory information travels to two places at once; both the brain's mid-layer and the deeper layers, according to new research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2013·4 min readHigh-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the BrainUsing an innovative brain-tracing technique, researchers discover a way to 'untangle' neural networks. The findings offer insight into how specific brain regions are connected.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 24, 2013·2 min readPleasure Response From Chocolate: You Can See it in the EyesAccording to a new study, the brain's pleasure response to tasting food may be measured through the eyes by using ERG.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2013·1 min readSugar Solution Makes Tissues See-ThroughCombining a new solution which turns tissue transparent with fluorescence microscopy, researchers obtain detail images of a mouse brain with unprecedented resolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2013·4 min readBreastfeeding Benefits Babies’ BrainsUsing MRI brain imaging, researchers discover babies which are only breastfed have improved brain development over those who are fed with a combination of formula and breast milk, or those formula fed alone.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2013·3 min readCircadian Rhythms Control Body’s Response to Intestinal InfectionsResearchers discover circadian rhythms can boost the body's ability to fight intestinal infections such as salmonella.Read More