FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 6, 2016·6 min readBrain Guardians Remove Dying NeuronsA new study reports on how immune receptors clear dying and dysfunctional brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2016·3 min readMotor Learning Tied to Intelligent Control of Sensory Neurons in the MusclesA new study reports the ability to learn movements relies upon the brain's control of sensory neurons in muscles.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 7, 2016·4 min readHigh Coffee Consumption Daily Could Lower Multiple Sclerosis RiskResearchers report a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis in people who drink six or more cups of coffee a day.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 7, 2016·4 min readMechanics of Neuroplasticity: Immune Cells Prune Connections Between NeuronsMicroglia plays an important role in synaptic pruning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·7 min readHow Many Neuron Types Are There in the Brain?Researchers devise a new approach to systematically identifying individual classes of neurons in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2016·3 min readTaste Sensors in Fly Legs Control FeedingResearchers report taste information received from different parts of a fly's body is processed differently in the brain.The findings suggest different taste organs could have different functions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 16, 2016·6 min readStudy Visualizes How Toxoplasma Gondii Crosses the Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to cross the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 10, 2016·3 min readEnhancing Neural Activity Promotes Axon Regeneration in AdultsResearchers report axon regeneration can be boosted by using optogenetics or chemogenetics to enhance neural activity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 1, 2016·10 min readDelivering Genes Across the Blood-Brain BarrierA new study reports researchers have successfully modified a virus to be able to enter a mouse brain via the bloodstream and deliver genes to central nervous system cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 28, 2016·4 min readTechnique Could Reconnect Neurons in People with Central Nervous System DamageResearchers have developed a new technique which can create functional connections between neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 26, 2016·4 min readStudy Details Source of Mental Problems Associated with Multiple SclerosisA new study sheds light on how damage in the brain caused by MS may explain the cognitive decline associated with the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2016·5 min readViral Tool Maps Brain Activity in Real TimeResearchers use a neutered strain of the rabies virus to map brain activity in real time.Read More
