FeaturedGenetics·June 2, 2016·5 min readGene Critical For Human Brain Development IdentifiedResearchers report they have uncovered a gene responsible for brain development and also discovered how it may work.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·5 min readCapturing the Activity of an Entire Brain in a SnapshotResearchers have developed a new brain mapping technique that is able to capture a detailed snapshot of global activity in a mouse brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·3 min readMouse Model of Zika During Pregnancy Shows How Fetuses Become InfectedThe Zika virus migrated from the mother's bloodstream and into the placenta, where it multiplied and spread into the fetal circulation before infecting the brains of fetuses in mouse models of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2016·4 min readHigh Fat Diets Starve the BrainResearchers report the amount of glucose that reaches the brain is significantly reduced after only three days of following a high fat diet.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2016·5 min readGrowing a Cellular Tree With Healthy BranchesResearchers have determined a group of genes associated with neurons help regulate dendrites' growth.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 27, 2016·5 min readBrain’s ‘Thesaurus’ Mapped to Help Decode Inner ThoughtsResearchers have devised a semantic atlas that shows how the brain organizes language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2016·3 min readQuieting the Brain: Neural Network Models Reveal Possible Anti-Seizure StrategiesResearchers perform cluster analysis if cat neural network models and reveal promising anti-seizure strategies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2016·2 min readReproducing Long Lasting Effects of Stress on MemoryNew research could help to develop new methods for preventive measures against stress induced memory problems.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2016·5 min readGene Linked to Down Syndrome Associated With Altered Oscillations in Cerebral CortexResearchers have identified alterations in neural circuitry that impact cerebral cortex pathology. These alterations could be key to cognitive deficits in Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 28, 2016·3 min readStem Cells Help Regenerate Lost Tissue Following Corticospinal InjuryA new study reports researchers have successfully directed stem cell derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue following corticospinal injury in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2016·4 min readResearch on Largest Network of Cortical Neurons ProfiledResearchers have published the largest network to date of connections between neurons in the cortex, where high-level processing occurs, and have revealed several crucial elements of how networks in the brain are organized.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2016·6 min readBrain to Foot: Come in, Foot!A new study looks at the interplay between sensorimotor and visual representations of the body following spinal cord injury.Read More