FeaturedNeuroscience·November 5, 2015·4 min readReprogramming NeuronsResearchers have successfully shown that the networks of communication among reprogrammed neurons and their neighbors can also be changed.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2015·3 min readResearchers Solve Longtime Puzzle About How We LearnA new study claims to have settled a long running debate, namely what happens in the brain when we learn.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2015·4 min readTransforming Glial Cells into NeuronsResearchers have used a cocktail of small molecules to transform astroglial cells into functioning neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 13, 2015·5 min readA Closer View of the BrainResearchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2015·3 min readBuilding a Digital Piece of BrainResearchers present 'first draft' of Blue Brain Project's digital reconstruction of the neocortex of a juvenile rat.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2015·4 min readNew Role for Calcium Refill Mechanism in Regulating DopamineA process which helps maintain calcium levels in cells may also play a role in maintaining dopamine levels, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·4 min readCapturing the Symmetry of MovementA new study provides insights into networks of interneurons that carry out essential motor and sensory duties.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 1, 2015·5 min readHow to Make a Mini BrainIn a new paper, researchers describe how to make a mini-brain with low expense and relative ease.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·3 min readSpeeding Up Reconstruction of the ConnectomeResearchers have developed new software that speeds up connectome analysis by up-to ten times.Read More