ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·4 min readBrain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get WiredResearchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readSwitching on the Predatory Kill Instinct in MiceUsing optogenetics to stimulate neurons in the central amygdala, researchers turn on predatory hunting motivation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 9, 2017·2 min readSneak Peek Into the Nano World of Brain CellsResearchers observe the action and plot the movement of neurons with the help of a new technique.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2017·4 min readHuman Neocortical Neurons Have Unique Membrane Properties That Enhance Signal ProcessingResearchers have created detailed 3D models of pyramidal cells from the neocortex using anatomical data from human cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2017·4 min readMapping How the Brain Stores MemoriesThe same area of the brain can motivate and suppress a learned behavior at the same time, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2016·6 min readResearchers Track Communication in Minimally Conscious PatientResearchers document the restoration of communication in a minimally conscious patient by measuring brain function before and after communication returned.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·November 11, 2016·3 min readPain Sensors Specialized for Specific SensationsResearchers discover over 85 percent of pain sensing neurons are sensitive to one specific type of pain event.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 8, 2016·4 min readBrain ‘Fat’ Key to Mental HealthA new study reports researchers have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain function and structure. The findings could help explain how communication breaks down in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 25, 2016·5 min readRobotic Cleaning Technique Could Automate Neuroscience ResearchA new robotic cleaning technique allows for pipettes used for patch clamp recordings to be used for as many as 11 recordings, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 25, 2016·3 min readCan A Brain Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts to Text?Brain-to-text system could help people with speech difficulties to communicate, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·October 22, 2016·7 min readGene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse NumbersAccording to researchers, a mutation in a gene associated with brain development may dispose people to various psychiatric illnesses as it reduces synapse numbers. Lithium may help to restore some of the synapses.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·3 min readMeditation Keeps Emotional Brain in CheckMeditation can help people to take their negative emotions, a new study reports.Read More
