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Featured Neurology

·November 27, 2018·6 min read

Discovery Opens New Opportunities to Slow or Reverse Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers report oligodendrocytes may be critical to the remyelination process.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·March 3, 2020·4 min read

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerves may help them heal

Enhancing mitochondrial transportation and cellular energetics could help promote regeneration and function following spinal cord injury.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 29, 2013·2 min read

Research into Axon Degeneration Hits a Nerve

Researchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.

Featured Neurology

·November 19, 2015·4 min read

A New Mechanism for Epilepsy Discovered

Researchers have identified a new mechanism for influencing ion channels in epilepsy.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 30, 2019·5 min read

Two Windows Into the Brain

A new study reveals a direct link between altered brain activity and social deficits in ASD.

This image shows a highly branched neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 11, 2014·2 min read

Mechanism Explains Complex Brain Wiring

New research helps explain how the wiring of highly branched neurons in the brain works.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·April 22, 2018·6 min read

New Microscope Captures Detailed 3-D Movies of Cells Deep Within Living Systems

Researchers have created a revolutionary new tool to help shed light on living cells. By combining two existing imaging technologies, researchers were able to image living cells in 3D.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2016·5 min read

An Amazing Axon Adventure

Researchers are using a variety of techniques to better understand how the brain 'wires up'.

The image shows a human head with a dna double helix inside.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 6, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Discover How Brain Circuits Can Become Miswired During Development

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism which guides the wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain.

oligodendrocytes from alzheimer's brain tissue are shown

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·May 1, 2019·6 min read

A comprehensive map of how Alzheimer’s affects the brain

Axon myelination is significantly disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also found brain cells of men and women vary significantly in how their genes respond to the neurodegenerative disease.