FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 20, 2010·3 min readNeuroscience of Music – How Music Enhances Learning Through NeuroplasticityNeuroscience research into the neuroscience of music shows that musicians' brains may be primed to distinguish meaningful sensory information from noise.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2010·3 min readThought Control of Prosthetic Limbs Funded by DARPAThought control of prosthetic limbs via brain-controlled interfaces will be tested and developed with funding from DARPA. Human subjects will test neural interface systems used to control prosthetic limbs.Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeurologyNeuroscience·July 15, 2010·2 min readNeurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 PatientsNeurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 11, 2010·2 min readResearch Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And MemoryResearchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 9, 2010·4 min readChemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves LearningScientists find the chemical P7C3 grows new neuronal growth within the dentate gyrus and improves learning and memory.Read More
