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·February 13, 2015·2 min read

Network Dynamics with BrainX3

Researchers have developed a new platform which combines computational power with human intuition. The system also serves as a hypotheses generator for big data.

This image shows the CaMPARI flurescence in a larval zebrafish brain.

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·February 12, 2015·5 min read

New Fluorescent Protein Permanently Marks Neurons that Fire

Researchers develop a new fluorescent protein which permanently marks neurons that are active at a particular time.

The image is a diagram from Gray's Anatomy which shows a cut away in the brain revealing the insular cortex.

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·December 11, 2014·3 min read

Obese Children’s Brains More Responsive to Sugar

A new neuroimaging study reports of neural differences in obese children when they taste sugar.

This image is Santiago Ramon y Cajal's drawing of a hippocampus.

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·November 24, 2014·5 min read

Brain’s Reaction to Virtual Reality Should Prompt Further Study

New findings from virtual reality study could help provide treatments for those with memory problems, study reports.

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·September 29, 2014·3 min read

Sleep Twitches Light Up the Brain

A new study reports the twitches we make during sleep active the brain differently than movements we make while awake.

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·September 16, 2014·2 min read

Neuroscientists Decode Vegetative State Experiences with Hitchcock Film

A new study combines neuroimaging with Hitchcock movies to detect consciousness in patients in vegetative states.

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·June 18, 2014·2 min read

Fight or Flight Chemical Prepares Cells to Shift Brain from Subdued to Alert

Astrocytes can monitor and respond to near by neural activity when activated by norepinephrine.

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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

To Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected States

New research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.

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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

Does “Free Will” Stem From Brain Noise?

Researchers suggest our ability to make choices may arise from random fluctuations in neural activity.

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·June 5, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Use Rhythmic Brain Activity to Track Memories in Progress

Researchers use EEG to capture electrical oscillations as a remembered object is encoded and held in memory.

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·March 25, 2014·3 min read

Brain Differences in College Aged Occasional Drug Users

Researchers discover impaired neuronal activity in parts of the brain associated with anticipatory functioning in young adults who occasionally use stimulant drugs.