FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·December 8, 2014·3 min readEngineer Applies Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic LegsNew research allows those with robotic controlled prosthetic legs to walk almost as fast as an able bodied person.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2014·4 min read3D Compass in the BrainA group of neurons in the hippocampal formation sense which direction the head is pointed, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2014·6 min readResearchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and StoryA new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2014·5 min readBrain’s Reaction to Virtual Reality Should Prompt Further StudyNew findings from virtual reality study could help provide treatments for those with memory problems, study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 14, 2014·3 min readComputer Model of Nerve Cells Provides Insights into Communication ProblemsA new study reports neural connectivity problems associated with neurodegenerative diseases could be the result of dendritic structural degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2014·4 min readWhy Beat Deaf Individuals Are Unable to Keep a Beat or Tap Along with MusicFind it hard to clap to a beat? A new study reports beat deafness is due to an inability to synchronize sounds.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 4, 2014·4 min readALS: Crunching Clinical Data by Weight of NumbersResearchers organize a crowdsourcing challenge to help identify new algorithms which could expedite effective therapies for ALS.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·October 9, 2014·5 min readNew Computational Approach Finds Gene That Drives Aggressive Brain CancerUsing a new algorithm, researchers find the loss of the KLHL9 gene is a driving force behind glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 7, 2014·4 min readPerfecting a Fully Functioning Prosthetic HandResearchers use computer technology to better understand how the brain fundamentally controls the body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2014·3 min readHow Memories Form: A Glimpse into the 3D BrainResearchers develop a new method for creating 3D models of the hippocampus to help investigate how memories form.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2014·5 min readModeling Shockwaves Through the BrainResearchers develop a new scaling law which predicts a human's risk of blast-related TBI, based on previous studies of blast injuries on animal brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2014·3 min readScientists Map White Matter Connections Within the Human BrainResearchers develop new technology which allows for more accurate mapping of the connections within white matter tissue in the human brain.Read More
