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Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 22, 2016·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsA new study identifies a neural mechanism that allows the brain to compensate for speech sounds when they are obscured by noise.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2016·6 min readRestoring The Sense Of Touch In Amputees Using Natural Signals Of The Nervous SystemResearchers have found a way to produce realistic sensations of touch in two human amputees by directly stimulating the nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 13, 2016·7 min readBrain Controlled Robotic Arm Helps Paralyzed Man Feel AgainUsing a brain computer interface, researchers help a paralyzed man regain a sensation of touch via a robotic arm.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 15, 2016·5 min readBrain Sensing Technology Allows Monkeys to Type at a Rate of 12 Words Per MinuteResearchers have developed new technology that reads signals directly from the brain that could pave the way for people with movement disorders to communicate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2016·4 min readWatch and Learn: Brain Cells That Help Us Learn by Watching IdentifiedResearchers report they have identified individual neurons in the brain that support observational learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2016·3 min readA New Window to Understanding the BrainNew injectable mesh electronics allows researchers to study neural processes that take place over time.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 30, 2016·5 min readExperimental System Sheds Light on How Memory Loss May OccurStudying the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, researchers have discovered new information about how dysfunction of the circuit that connects the two areas may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer's.Read More