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The image is a drawing of a rat with an electrode cap on. There is a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is at rest, and a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is active.

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·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2014·5 min read

Amputees Discern Familiar Sensations Across Prosthetic Hand

Amputees are able to regain sense of touch and 'feel' with their prosthetic hands, thanks to new technological advances.

This image is a still from the video showing a 3d rendering of a person standing up from a wheelchair.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 24, 2014·4 min read

From Rats to Humans: Project NEUWalk Closer to Clinical Trials

By electrically stimulating the severed part of the spinal cord, researchers were able to make a completely paralyzed rat walk over obstacles.

The image shows the outline of a head with lights shooting out from the brain.

Featured Neurology

·August 18, 2014·5 min read

Targeted Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery in Mice

Using optogenetics to stimulate mice brains five days after a stroke helped improve motor control and brain chemistry, researchers report.

The image is a diagram of a person with the spinal cord bypass switched off and on.

Featured Neurology

·August 14, 2014·3 min read

Bypass Commands From the Brain to Legs Through a Computer

Researchers have successfully made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion center in the spinal cord by bypassing with a computer interface.

The image shows patient, Ian Burkhart, moving his arm.

Featured Neurology

·June 24, 2014·3 min read

New Device Allows Brain to Bypass Spinal Cord and Move Paralyzed Limbs

A new electronic neural bypass device allows a paralyzed man to move his fingers and hand.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 28, 2014·3 min read

Journey of Discovery Starts Toward Understanding and Treating Networks of the Brain

DARPA's SUBNETS program includes two complementary research pathways that emphasize neural plasticity and single-neuron recording.

Parkinson's Disease brain is compared

Featured Neurology

·May 13, 2014·2 min read

Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons

Human reinforcement learning was modified by deep brain stimulation of substantia nigra dopamine containing neurons.

This image shows a human head in blue with a neon brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Mechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells Discovered

Electrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.

The image shows astrocytes grown on a soft substrate.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 12, 2014·3 min read

Filling Me Softly

Implant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.

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·January 15, 2014·3 min read

Speech Means Using Both Sides of Our Brain

New research alters previous conceptions about neurological activity, finding we use both sides of our brain for speech.

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·January 3, 2014·3 min read

Stimulating Brain Cells Stops Binge Drinking, Animal Study Finds

Researchers use optogenetics to change alcohol drinking behavior in rodents.

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