FeaturedGenetics·July 3, 2015·4 min readSniffing Out How Our Sense of Smell EvolvedA new study reports on how our sense of smell has evolved. Researchers reconstruct how our long extinct ancestors would have been able to smell.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 2, 2015·4 min readRegenerating Corticospinal Tract AxonsResearchers have discovered a way to stimulate the growth of corticospinal axons. The finding could potentially help with the development of new treatments for those suffering from spinal cord injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 2, 2015·5 min readMicroglia May Be a Potential Therapeutic Target for Blinding Eye DiseaseA new study reports microglia accelerates damage in blinding eye disorders like retinitis pigmentosa.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 2, 2015·6 min readPrion-Like Proteins Maintain Long-Term MemoriesResearchers discover how CPEB3 works inside neurons to maintain long-term memories.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 1, 2015·6 min readResearchers Discover New Epigenetic Mechanism in Brain CellsA new study reports histones are steadily replaced in brain cells throughout life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 30, 2015·4 min readOlfactory Fingerprint Points to Personal Sense of SmellAccording to a new study, each of us has a unique 'olfactory fingerprint' which can also help with early diagnosis of certain neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 30, 2015·3 min readMicroRNAs Play Important Role in Learning and Memory FormationA new study reports that, in some cases, miRNAs can increase memory, and in others, decrease memory.Read More
Featured·June 29, 2015·3 min readEnergy for Visual Processing Provided by Microtubules in Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a thick band of microtubules within retinal neurons which help provide the energy required for visual processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 29, 2015·3 min readIt’s Summer and Your Brain Knows ItResearchers have discovered an important mechanism which allows animals to effectively track seasonal changes.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 27, 2015·3 min readUncovering How Limbs Develop and GrowResearchers reveal the main driver in early limb development is a global pattern of tissue stretching, not spatial changes in organ volume.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2015·8 min readThree Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it GrowsThree simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.Read More
