FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2011·4 min readThe Neuroscience of Creepy Robots – The Uncanny Valley PhenomenonYour Brain on Androids Ever get the heebie-jeebies at a wax museum? Feel uneasy with an anthropomorphic robot? What about...Read More
Neurology·June 24, 2011·2 min readLithium Profoundly Prevents Brain Damage Associated with Parkinson’s DiseaseBuck Institute research in mice moves into preclinical stage; working toward human trials Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic...Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2011·2 min readCompetition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit DevelopmentFrom the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...Read More
Neuroscience·June 21, 2011·3 min readUC Riverside Neuroscientists’ Discovery Could Bring Relief to Epilepsy SufferersMaxim Bazhenov and Giri Krishnan used computational model to study epileptic seizures at the molecular level; research could lead to...Read More
Electrophysiology·June 9, 2011·2 min readNicotine Triggered Appetite Suppression Site Identified in BrainIt is widely known that smoking inhibits appetite, but what is not known, is what triggers this process in the...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·June 7, 2011·2 min readConstruction Industry Has Highest Number of Traumatic Brain Injuries in US WorkplaceAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine publishes first national study of occupational fatalities Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of...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
Autism·May 25, 2011·3 min readAutism Changes Molecular Structure of the BrainDiscovery points to a common cause for multifaceted disease For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2011·5 min readVirginia Tech Announces Football Helmet Ratings for Reducing Concussion RiskVirginia Tech released today the results of a new rating system of adult football helmets that is designed to reduce...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2011·7 min readCan Traumatic Memories Be Erased?Could veterans of war, rape victims and other people who have seen horrific crimes someday have the traumatic memories that...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 21, 2011·2 min readFunctioning Synapse Created Using Carbon NanotubesResearchers create functioning synapse using carbon nanotubes. Devices might be used in brain prostheses, or combined into a massive network...Read More
