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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Mice Don’t Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs

Researchers explore the foundations of vocal learning.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

This image shows axonal fibers from basal forebrain parvalbumin GABA neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 2, 2015·4 min read

Basal Forebrain Neurons Fine Tune Consciousness by Synchronizing Rhythms

A new study provides deeper understanding of the mechanisms the brain uses to sync up for conscious thought.

This image shows a brain slice of an embryonic mouse cerebral cortex. The caption best describes the image.

Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2015·3 min read

A Gene for Brain Size

Researchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 19, 2015·3 min read

New Brain Mapping Reveals Unknown Cell Types

Researchers have produced a detailed map of cortical cells types and gene activity within them. They also report identifying a number of previously unknown cell types.

The image shows a diagram of the human brain with the different lobes color coded.

Featured Neurology

·January 6, 2015·3 min read

Remapping the Damaged Brain

Researchers discover motor functions are remapped through rehabilitative training following brain injury.

The image shows two MRI brain scans. The first is of a normal brain, the second of a person with microephaly.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·December 18, 2014·2 min read

Healthy Brain Development Balanced on Edge of a Cellular ‘Sword’

A new study of children with neurodevelopmental abnormalities identifies KATNB1 as crucial for brain development.

The image shows neurons from the primary visual cortex of an awake mouse.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2014·4 min read

Neuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical Neurons

A new paper hypothesizes that a particular type of interneuron may influence responses in a context dependent manner.

This microscopy image shows the mouse cortex during development.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·November 28, 2014·2 min read

‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain

Genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors influence the development o the cerebral cortex, a new study reports.

This image shows a human brain in a jar.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 13, 2014·4 min read

Humans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified Protein

Researchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.

This image shows Unc-5 receptors and axons.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 24, 2014·2 min read

Navigation for Nerve Cells

Researchers report FLRT proteins guide precursors of pyramidal cells during neurodevelopment.

This image shows a brain slice of the hippocampus.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 9, 2014·2 min read

Erasing Memory With Light

Using optogenetics, researchers erase specific memories in mice.

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