FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2011·7 min readWord Association: Princeton Study Matches Brain Scans with Complex ThoughtIn an effort to understand what happens in the brain when a person reads or considers such abstract ideas as...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connectome From Branch to BranchMax Planck scientists develop new analytical tools for the fast and accurate reconstruction of neural networks. The human brain is...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2011·3 min readResearchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic ArmsEngineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 20, 2011·5 min readResearchers Create First Artificial Neural Network Out of DNAMolecular soup exhibits brainlike behavior Artificial intelligence has been the inspiration for countless books and movies, as well as the...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2011·3 min readCracking the Code of the Mind – Neurons Connected to Computers to Decipher Neuronal Circuits’ CodesTAU team connects neurons to computers to decipher the enigmatic code of neuronal circuits Machine logic is based on human...Read More
Brain CancerGeneticsNeurology·July 6, 2011·2 min readWhat Causes Brain Cancer? Understanding GlioblastomaUnderstanding glioblastoma at the genetic, molecular level Glioblastoma is the most common and most lethal form of brain tumor in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 29, 2011·2 min readResearchers Can Predict Future Actions from Human Brain ActivityBrain research predicts premeditated actions Bringing the real world into the brain scanner, researchers at The University of Western Ontario...Read More
Neuroscience·June 21, 2011·3 min readUC Riverside Neuroscientists’ Discovery Could Bring Relief to Epilepsy SufferersMaxim Bazhenov and Giri Krishnan used computational model to study epileptic seizures at the molecular level; research could lead to...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 17, 2011·3 min readRestoring Memory, Repairing Damaged Brains With An Artificial HippocampusBiomedical engineers analyze and duplicate the neural mechanism of learning in rats Scientists have developed a way to turn memories...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Map, Measure Brain’s Neural ConnectionsComputer scientists at Brown University have created software to examine neural circuitry in the human brain. The 2-D neural maps...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·3 min readTechnique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in SpeechScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2011·1 min readScientists Develop New Technology for Stroke RehabilitationDevices which could be used to rehabilitate the arms and hands of people who have experienced a stroke have been...Read More
