‘Neuroscience’ Neuroscience Articles
Study Finds Enzyme Disrupting Nerve Cell Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease
A modified form of the enzyme Cdk5 is elevated in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients, where it triggers damage to nerve cell connections. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by abnormal proteins that stick together in little globs, disrupting cognitive function [Read More]
Project to Use Prison Research in Studying Neural Basis of Psychopathy
A leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons. Jean Decety, the Irving B. Harris Professor in Psychology and Psychiatry, has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute [Read More]
What Steers Vampires to Blood?
UCSF researchers discover heat-detecting molecules on noses of vampire bats. Scientists have known for years that when vampire bats tear through an animal’s skin with their razor-sharp teeth, their noses guide them to the best spots – where a precise bite will [Read More]
To Relieve Back Aches, Cornell Researchers Create Bioengineered Spinal Disc Implants
Every year, millions of people contend with lower back and neck discomfort. With intent to ease their pain, Cornell University engineers in Ithaca and doctors at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have created a biologically based spinal implant that could [Read More]
Brain’s Connectome From Branch to Branch
Max Planck scientists develop new analytical tools for the fast and accurate reconstruction of neural networks. The human brain is the most complex of all organs, containing billions of neurons with their corresponding projections, all woven together in a highly complex, [Read More]
Researchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic Arms
Engineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities are embarking on a four-year project to design a prosthetic arm that amputees can control directly with their brains and that will allow [Read More]
Researchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto Nanotubes
Penn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in the nose that detect odors. Because olfactory receptors belong to a larger class of proteins that are involved in passing signals [Read More]
Scientists Use New Technology to Show That Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in Mice
With the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, Stanford University researchers have shown that fragmented sleep causes memory impairment in mice. Until recently scientists have been unable to tease out the effects on the brain of different yet [Read More]
Memories May Skew Visual Perception
Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that our visual perception can be contaminated by memories of what we have recently seen, impairing our ability to [Read More]
Gardening in the Brain
Specialist cells prune connections between neurons Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of the developing brain: cells called microglia prune the connections between [Read More]
