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
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2011·4 min read“Unnatural” Chemical Allows Salk Researchers to Watch Protein Action in Brain CellsGenetically embedded tools in neural stem cells may aid in development of regenerative medicine – critical for safe and reliable...Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2011·2 min readCompetition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit DevelopmentFrom the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...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
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·May 17, 2011·1 min readSodium Channels Evolved Before Animals’ Nervous Systems, Research ShowsAn essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2011·3 min readMolecular Architecture of Key NMDA Receptor Subunit RevealedCSHL structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit Structure of GluN2D subunit when docked with certain neurotransmitters...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·April 18, 2011·2 min readHow the Bilingual Brain Copes with AgingAs brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in...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
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 6, 2011·2 min readHuman Taste Cells Regenerate in a DishSuccess opens doors extending from health to new taste molecules Following years of futile attempts, new research from the Monell...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2011·2 min readBlood Simple Circuitry for CyborgsSimplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces?...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2011·3 min read‘Can you hear me now?’ Researchers Detail How Neurons Decide How to Transmit InformationThere are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 17, 2011·4 min readSimilarities Between Plant Reproduction and Animal Nervous SystemsResearch using tobacco plants and Arabidopsis Thaliana weeds has answered long standing mysteries about sexual reproduction in plants. The research...Read More
