ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2011·3 min readResearchers Find Neural Signature of Mental Time TravelAlmost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 20, 2011·2 min readBrain Pathway Links Nicotine and Weight LossSmokers often gain weight when they quit. A new study in mice may help explain why. Scientists have pinpointed a...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2011·2 min readResearchers Discover ‘Road Map’ in Fish Brain for How Vertebrates Produce SoundsCornell researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how all vertebrates, including humans,...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Map, Measure Brain’s Neural ConnectionsComputer scientists at Brown University have created software to examine neural circuitry in the human brain. The 2-D neural maps...Read More
Neuroscience·June 1, 2011·2 min readUSC Study Locates Source of Key Brain Function Involved in Scene Facilitation EffectScientists at the University of Southern California have pinned down the region of the brain responsible for a key survival...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2011·2 min readPeople Control Thoughts Better When They See Their Brain ActivityAs humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·3 min readTechnique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in SpeechScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Book Reviews·April 4, 2011·5 min readNeurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition – Neuroscience Book ReviewThis is a Neuroscience News book review of Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition by Christopher M. Filley. Lately, neuroscience anatomy books...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 1, 2011·3 min readWhat the Brain SawThe moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurons in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 14, 2011·5 min readRatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less AnesthesiaA wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that rats can wear on their heads has been developed and tested effectively.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 9, 2011·4 min readNeural Network Model of 10 Neuron Visual Processing Circuit CreatedNeurobiology research combining laser scanning and electron microscopy, novel neuroimaging techniques and neural network modeling is providing new insight into how real neural circuits may behave.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyPsychology·March 8, 2011·3 min readCerebellum Grey Matter Volume Used to Predict General IntelligenceResearchers believe they have found a link between the volume of one's cerebellum and general intelligence.Read More
