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This image the native neurons and neural network.

·April 10, 2014·4 min read

Early Neural Wiring for Smell Persists

Researchers discover the fundamental wiring of the olfactory system in mice sets up shortly after birth and remains stable but adaptable.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Psychology

·April 1, 2014·4 min read

Experimental Cancer Drug Reverses Schizophrenia in Adolescent Mice

Researchers discover an experimental anti cancer compound appears to reverse behaviors associated with schizophrenia in mouse models.

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·March 12, 2014·2 min read

Surface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor Material

Researchers find changing the surface characteristics and texture of semiconductor materials at the nanoscale level influences the way neurons grow on the material.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 24, 2014·2 min read

New Ideas Change Your Brain Cells

A new study identifies important molecular changes which occur when people learn.

This image shows the cell activity in the hippocampus.

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·February 18, 2014·2 min read

A Circuit for Change

Researchers identify a region of the hippocampus which is sensitive to small changes in familiar context.

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Electrophysiology Featured Genetics

·February 18, 2014·2 min read

Molecular Biology Mystery Unravelled

Researchers use new genetic engineering technology to isolate and reconstruct a cell's protein trafficking machinery.

The image shows eph receptors in a neuron's surface.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2014·3 min read

Sociable Receptors: In Pairs, Groups or in a Crowd

Researchers discover Eph receptors must form in groups of three or four in order to become active.

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·January 22, 2014·4 min read

New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging

A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.

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·January 8, 2014·5 min read

Color-Coded Cells Reveal Patchwork Patterns of X Chromosome Silencing in Female Brains

Researchers color code cells in female mice to display which of their two X chromosomes has been silenced.

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·December 20, 2013·4 min read

The Logistics of Learning

Two new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.

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·December 20, 2013·2 min read

Mapping Objects in the Brain

Researcher report a brain region which responds to a particular category of objects consists of a small cluster of neurons which encodes the visual features of these objects.