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Research articles and news stories tagged with brain research

Featured Neuroscience

·June 9, 2010·2 min read

New Autism Genes Discovered

Researchers are reporting that new Autism genes have been discovered.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Mice Environments Matter to Brain Matter

In what shouldn't be shocking news to neuroscientists, research has shown that mice brains can be altered by switching cages and changing mice environments. This research should serve as a reminder to all scientists to control as many variables as possible during research.

Featured Neurology

·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Protective Brain Hypothesis Confirmed – Larger Brains Live Longer

Large brains have been correlated with longevity in some animals. Despite many problems created by large brains such as energy consumption and birthing difficulties, species with large brains have been shown to live longer than those with smaller brains.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·July 19, 2010·3 min read

Thought Control of Prosthetic Limbs Funded by DARPA

Thought control of prosthetic limbs via brain-controlled interfaces will be tested and developed with funding from DARPA. Human subjects will test neural interface systems used to control prosthetic limbs.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 20, 2010·3 min read

Natural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging Brain

NT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice.

The image shows brains as the feet of musical notes.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 20, 2010·3 min read

Neuroscience of Music – How Music Enhances Learning Through Neuroplasticity

Neuroscience research into the neuroscience of music shows that musicians' brains may be primed to distinguish meaningful sensory information from noise.

Neuroscience Psychology

·July 21, 2010·1 min read

PTSD Peaks in Women Aged 51-55 and Men Aged 41-45

New research shows that Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) peaks in men between the ages of 41-45 and in women between the ages 51-55.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 22, 2010·3 min read

Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1

SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory.