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·February 12, 2016·3 min read

Regulating Neural Networks to Preserve Memory

Using optogenetics, researchers target hippocampal neurons and demonstrate it is possible to inhibit or resurface a memory.

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·February 5, 2016·3 min read

Characterizing Nerve Cells That Detect Motion by Light Changes

Researchers discover in fruit flies, four classes of nerve cell are involved in calculating directionally selective signals.

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·February 4, 2016·5 min read

Mathematically Modelling How The Brain Makes Complex Decisions

A new study reports researchers have successfully created a biologically realistic math model which captures how the brain learns and makes complex decisions.

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·February 3, 2016·5 min read

New Chip Could Enable Mobile Devices to Implement Neural Networks Modeled on Human Brain

Researchers have designed a new, energy efficient chip that can implement neural networks into mobile devices.

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·January 28, 2016·6 min read

Pinpointing the Source of Seizures

Researchers look to pinpoint the source of epileptic seizures by looking at networks of electrical activity in the brain prior to the onset of a seizure.

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·January 21, 2016·5 min read

Why It’s So Hard to Break Habits

A new study reveals habits leave lasting marks on specific brain circuits, priming us to feed our cravings.

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·January 20, 2016·4 min read

Why Your Brain Makes You Slip Up When Anxious

A new study identifies a brain network that makes us stall and stumble when we're anxious.

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·January 20, 2016·5 min read

Lab Grown Neural Networks Could Repair Axonal Damage With Minimal Brain Tissue Disruption

New researcher suggests engineered neural networks have the ability to replace and repair lost axonal tracks in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and those with brain injuries.

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·January 15, 2016·4 min read

Brain Waves Could Help Predict How We Respond to General Anesthetics

A new study could help doctors to predict an individual's response to general anesthetics.

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·January 7, 2016·5 min read

What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

Findings could help in understanding and developing treatments for gambling addiction, researchers suggest.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Brain Connectivity Changes Can Protect Against Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports naturally occurring changes in brain connectivity can help people with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder to avert the onset of the disease.