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Featured Neuroscience

·June 11, 2015·6 min read

Shedding Light on Navigating in the Dark With Virtual Reality

According to a new study, the brain's internal navigation system works in the same fashion as the grid cell system.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 11, 2015·3 min read

Single Molecule Controls the Fate of Mature Sensory Neurons

Researchers report the malfunction of a single neuron can prompt certain neurons to alter their role.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 23, 2015·5 min read

Selecting Between Sensations

According to a new study, corticothalamic cells can either enhance or stifle sensory information.

This shows 0's and 1's (binary code) overlayed onto neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 31, 2015·4 min read

Brain Big Data Resource Will Accelerate Research and Understanding of Neuronal Function

Researchers use data mining to create a new resource that indexes physiological information about neurons obtained from scientific literature.

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Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2015·3 min read

A Gene for Brain Size

Researchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 26, 2015·4 min read

Intermediary Neuron Acts as Synaptic Cloaking Device

A new study reports somatostatin neurons regulate synaptic activity in the neocortex.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 1, 2014·3 min read

Brain Folding

New findings could pave the way for future research into brain evolution.

This microscopy image shows the mouse cortex during development.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·November 28, 2014·2 min read

‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain

Genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors influence the development o the cerebral cortex, a new study reports.

This image shows the outline of a human head in blue. Inside the head, the brain is showing. There are orange lights highlighting areas of the brain.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 24, 2014·2 min read

Schizophrenia May Be Triggered By Excess Protein

An overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·September 2, 2014·4 min read

Early Cerebellum Injury Hinders Neural Development, Possible Root of Autism

Researchers theorize early damage to the cerebellum can hinder neurodevelopment and could be a possible root of autism.

Featured Neurology

·April 2, 2014·6 min read

A Critical Window into the Developing Human Brain

New research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.

This image shows the different types of cells found.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 24, 2014·4 min read

Seeking a Parts List for the Retina

Researchers use a computer algorithm to trace the shape of neurons and group them based on structural similarity. They were able to sort more than 350 mouse retinal neurons into 15 types, including six previously unidentified types.