FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·February 22, 2019How the Brain Processes ImagesResearchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·January 2, 2019Imaging Nerve Cell InteractionsvDISCO, a new imaging technique based on a method for making tissue and organs transparent, is helping researchers to gain unprecedented insights into neuron interactions in the central nervous system. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·October 23, 2018Philosophy of the Mind: In Touch with RealityAccording to a new study, we trust our fingertips over our eye when it comes to processing ambiguous information. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·November 17, 2017Fixated on Food?Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 7, 2017Lessons by PostA new study reveals molecular mechanism that helps insure continuous readjustment of the strength of synaptic junctions during learning. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2017Use It or Lose ItLMU researchers report neural activity in the auditory system has a direct effect on myelination. Higher levels of neural activity resulted in the formation of thicker myelin sheaths and enhanced speed of signal transmission. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2017New Model for the Origin of Grid CellsA new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2017Auditory Processing: Where Microseconds MatterResearchers identify a mechanism that allows mammals to perceive minimal differences in timing of signal reception in order to localize sounds. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 30, 2017Phagocytes in the Brain: Good or Bad?Stimulating microglial cells could delay the onset of some neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2016Epigenetics and Neural Cell DeathResearchers report on an epigenetic mechanism which is active only in the early phases of neurogenesis triggers and the subsequent death of neural cells. Read More
