FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 18, 2014·2 min readHealthy Brain Development Balanced on Edge of a Cellular ‘Sword’A new study of children with neurodevelopmental abnormalities identifies KATNB1 as crucial for brain development.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 12, 2014·4 min readNeuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical NeuronsA new paper hypothesizes that a particular type of interneuron may influence responses in a context dependent manner.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·November 28, 2014·2 min read‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the BrainGenetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors influence the development o the cerebral cortex, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readHumans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified ProteinResearchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2014·2 min readNavigation for Nerve CellsResearchers report FLRT proteins guide precursors of pyramidal cells during neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2014·2 min readErasing Memory With LightUsing optogenetics, researchers erase specific memories in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 25, 2014·2 min readThe Seat of ConsciousnessResearchers report the content of consciousness is based in two different regions of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2014·2 min readNew Findings on How Brain Handles Tactile SensationsA new study shows how tactile sensations are coded at the cellular level in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 14, 2014·4 min readScientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain SwitchboardA new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·3 min readGame Technology Teaches Mice and Men to Hear Better in Noisy EnvironmentsResearchers have developed a new type of game that helps train people to enhance their ability to discriminate soft sounds in noisy backgrounds.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·4 min readTangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in MiceResearchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2014·2 min readCrows’ Memories are Made of ThisNCL neurons allow crows to remember things in the short term, a new study reports.Read More