FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·5 min readSharp Weight Loss For Older Women With Alzheimer’s Related GeneAccording to a new study, women with the APOEe4 allele, a genetic variant closely tied to Alzheimer's disease, face sharper weight loss after the age of 70 than those without the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2015·3 min readNight Owls More Likely to Gain Excess WeightA new study reports teens and young adults who go to bed later are more likely to gain weight than their peers who adhere to a more sensible bed time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2015·4 min readWhen Neuroprosthetics Learn From the PatientA new study could pave the way to the creation of a new generation of self learning and easy to use neuroprosthetic devices.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 21, 2015·4 min readResearchers Identify Nine Modifiable Risk Factors for Most Cases of Alzheimer’s WorldwideA new study reports there are nine potentially modifiable risk factors that may contribute to a significant number of Alzheimer's disease cases worldwide.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 31, 2015·6 min readA Brain Controlled Prosthesis is Almost as Accurate as One Finger TypingResearchers have developed a technique to make brain controlled prosthetics more precise. A pilot clinical trial of the neuroprosthesis is underway for people with paralysis and ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2015·2 min readComputer Interface Allows Disabled People to Control Musical PerformanceA new system allows people to control musical systems and performances through brainwave signals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 10, 2015·3 min readImproving Communication for People With Cerebral PalsyA collaborative effort aims to provide a new method of communication for people with cerebral palsy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2015·5 min readBrain-to-Brain Networks Established in Rodents and PrimatesResearchers have been able to link the brains of primates and the brains of rodents, allowing the animals to exchange motor and sensory information to control movement or complete computations in real time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2015·2 min readChallenge to Traditional Theories About How the Brain Processes ActionsAccording to a new study, the brain plans multiple actions simultaneously prior to selecting one action to execute.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·June 23, 2015·4 min readPiloting A Robot Remotely With ThoughtResearchers restore a sense of independence to those with limited mobility with help of a telepresence robots controlled remotely by thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2015·4 min readInjectable Device Delivers a Nano-View of the BrainResearchers have developed a method of fabricating nanoscale electronic scaffolds that can be injected. The scaffolds can be used to monitor neural activity or promote neurogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 21, 2015·8 min readUsing Thought to Control a Robotic ArmImplanting neuroprosthetics into the posterior parietal cortex allows a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm through thought, a new study reports.Read More
