FeaturedNeuroscience·January 12, 2016·4 min readTweaking Brain Circuit Boosts Social MemoryResearchers use optogenetics to tweak neural circuitry and enhance social memory in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2015·4 min readManipulating ConsciousnessResearchers have successfully altered firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus to change conscious states in rats.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·4 min readObserving Synaptic Plasticity While Flies LearnResearchers present evidence of synaptic plasticity in the fruit fly brain as the animal learns.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2015·4 min readWeight Loss Surgery Reduces Sugar CravingsWeight loss surgery reduces the release of dopamine in the brain of mice, curbing their sugar seeking behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2015·3 min readStopped in Our Tracks: How ‘Stop Neurons’ Make Us Halt When We WalkResearchers have identified a population of neurons in the brainstem which are essential for mice to stop their locomotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 18, 2015·5 min readTurning Taste On and OffA new study reports our sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, and is independent of experience and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2015·3 min readRepairing Neurons With LightResearchers have successfully repaired an injured neural circuit in a zebrafish using optogenetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2015·4 min readTriggering and Blocking Pain Signals with Implantable Wireless DevicesResearchers have developed flexible, optogenetic implants that can activate and block pain in the body before the signals reach the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2015·4 min readNew Ray of Light for Epilepsy ResearchResearchers believe a new technique tested on flies could be applied to humans to stop epilepsy in its tracks, if treated early enough.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain MultitasksA new study hones in on the TRN as an area of the brain that could be responsible for multitasking.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 15, 2015·6 min readSwitching Dreams on and OffUsing optogenetics, researchers were able to send mice into REM sleep and trigger dream state.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 13, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain Controls SleepResearchers have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions of the brain to fall asleep or become less alert, while the rest of the brain remains awake.Read More