FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·13 min readDoes Brain Size Really Matter?Researchers have identified seven genes that predict intracranial volume and Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2016·5 min readMRI Scanner Sees Emotions Flicker Across an Idle MindA new study reports researchers used neuroimaging technology to map the patterns of brain activity that correspond to seven different emotional states.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2016·7 min readMapping Auditory Brain Cells for Maximum Hearing PrecisionResearchers have identified the specific synaptic and post-synaptic characteristics that allow auditory neurons to compute with temporal precision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2016·4 min readLinking Perception to ActionResearchers map the neural activation that occurs during the delay between sensation and action.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 30, 2016·5 min readAmputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years LaterResearchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 25, 2016·5 min readMapping the Brain’s Action CenterResearchers have developed a new technique to map the connectivity of neurons in the striatum.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2016·3 min readRefining Optogenetic Methods to Map Synaptic Connections in the BrainResearchers have optimized optogenetics to map the neural circuits of the rodent brain with single neuron resolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 15, 2016·6 min readThis Is Your Brain On SentencesResearchers have been able to successfully decode and predict the brain activity patters of word meanings within a sentence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2016·5 min readResearchers Reprogram Network of Brain Cells in Mice With Thin Beam of LightA new optogenetics study adds support for brain plasticity.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·August 1, 2016·2 min readResearchers Identify Autism Genes Using New ApproachResearchers have developed a new machine learning system that analyzes the entire human genome to predict which genes may cause ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readTemporarily Turning Off Brain Area to Better Understand FunctionResearchers report that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readConnectome Map More Than Doubles Human Cortex’s Known RegionsResearchers have developed new software that is able to correctly map areas of the cortex.Read More
