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·March 19, 2016·4 min read

Calcium in Brain Controls How Long We Sleep

According to a new study, slow wave sleep depends on the activity of calcium inside neurons.

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·March 14, 2016·5 min read

Social Robot Helps Kids Learn Through Personalized Interactions

Tega, a socially assertive educational robot is able to interpret emotional responses of students and create a personalized motivational strategy, researchers report.

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·March 12, 2016·4 min read

Video Games Can Improve Decision Making

A new study reports interactive video games improve general decision making both in the long and short term.

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·March 4, 2016·5 min read

Small and Big Numbers Processed on Different Sides of the Brain

A new study offers insights into how the brain handles numbers.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 3, 2016·4 min read

Virtual Neurons Created by Blue Brain and the Allen Institute

New, highly realistic computerized models of neurons from a mouse visual cortex have been developed.

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·March 3, 2016·3 min read

Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs Using Only Their Thoughts

Researchers have developed a BMI that allows primates to control a robotic wheelchair with their thoughts alone.

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·February 10, 2016·3 min read

Computerized Rehab Can Improve Attention and Executive Function in TBI Patients

According to a new study, TBI patients who used computerized cognitive rehab programs showed improvements in attention and executive function.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 10, 2016·5 min read

‘Brain Road Map’ Reflects Behavioral Differences Between the Sexes

Researchers believe their findings could provide new insights into personalized medicine and treatments for specific disorders.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 4, 2016·5 min read

Mathematically Modelling How The Brain Makes Complex Decisions

A new study reports researchers have successfully created a biologically realistic math model which captures how the brain learns and makes complex decisions.

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·January 28, 2016·5 min read

Decoding Brain Signals at Almost the Speed of Perception

Researchers used electrodes implanted into the temporal lobes of patients to decode brain signals at nearly the speed of perception.

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·January 28, 2016·6 min read

Pinpointing the Source of Seizures

Researchers look to pinpoint the source of epileptic seizures by looking at networks of electrical activity in the brain prior to the onset of a seizure.