Brain Anatomy Differences Between Deaf and Hearing Depend on First Language Learned Researchers report that the language we learn as children, as well as hearing status, affect the structure of the brain.
Researchers Find Brain Activity That May Mark the Beginning of Memories Tracking the brain activity of a rat as it stops to examine its environment, researchers believe they can mark where memory begins.
Brain Size Influences Development of Individual Cranial Bones Researchers report that brain size influences the development of individual cranial bones.
Online Registry Aims to Drive Brain Disease Research The Brain Health Registry promises to cut the time and costs of conducting clinical trails for neurological diseases. The online project, led by UCSF, will help researchers to analyze and track the brain functions of thousands of volunteers over time.
An Early Link to Motion Perception Researchers report human perceptual motion bias in low contrast scenes is encoded within the visual cortex.
Researchers Show Brain Activity Drives Dynamic Changes in Neural Fiber Insulation Researchers demonstrate brain plasticity also comes from activity dependent changes in oligodendrocyte precursor cell proliferation and myelin.
ARCS Foundation Names V. S. Ramachandran Scientist of the Year Neuroscientist V.S Ramachandran has been named Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation.
Protein Researchers Closing in on the Mystery of Schizophrenia In an attempt to understand what happens in the brain of schizophrenics, researchers analysed proteins in the brains of rats who had been given the hallucinogen PCP.
Early Neural Wiring for Smell Persists Researchers discover the fundamental wiring of the olfactory system in mice sets up shortly after birth and remains stable but adaptable.
How the Brain Pays Attention A new study Reveals how the brain focuses attention on faces and other objects.
Memory Accuracy and Strength Can Be Manipulated During Sleep Researchers discover memories of specific odors depend upon the brain's ability to learn, process and recall accurately during slow wave sleep.
What Songbirds Tell Us About How We Learn According to new research, the basal ganglia plays an important role for vocal learning across different species.
Potential Link Between Brain Development and Breast Cancer Gene Researchers discover a link between brain development and the BRAC1, a gene associated with breast cancer.
Spinal Stimulation Helps 4 Patients with Paraplegia Regain Voluntary Movement Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.
Switching Off Anxiety with Light Researchers demonstrate an ability to modulate mouse emotional behavior using light activated receptors.
