FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2012·2 min readGut Bacteria Regulate HappinessAPC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in...Read More
Genetics·June 11, 2012·3 min readScientists Identify New Molecules Important for Vision and Brain FunctionIn a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified several proteins...Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readNew Stroke Treatment Could Prevent and Reduce Brain DamageFindings show new therapy has potential to help the brain as it reacts to stroke’s harmful effects. Researchers at the...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2012·4 min readNovel Brain Imaging Technique Explains Why Concussions Affect People DifferentlyPatients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven’t understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 6, 2012·6 min readAmyloid Plaques in 3DAlzheimer Plagues in 3d – Swiss researchers succeeded in generating detailed three-dimensional images of the spatial distribution of amyloid plaques...Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readThis is Your Brain on No Self-ControlMRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...Read More
Brain CancerNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·2 min readWisconsin Research Team Reveals Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor CellsNew research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·6 min readNeuroscientists Reach Major Milestone in Whole-Brain Circuit Mapping ProjectNeuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reached an important milestone today, publicly releasing the first installment of data from...Read More
NeurosciencePsychology·May 31, 2012·3 min readA Post-Coital Switch: Mapping the Changing Behaviors in the Female Fruit Fly’s MindIf men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn’t be surprising that their neural circuits differ....Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 30, 2012·6 min readTo Spread, Nervous System Viruses Sabotage Cell, Hijack TransportationHerpes and other viruses that attack the nervous system may thrive by disrupting cell function in order to hijack a...Read More
