FeaturedNeuroscience Business·August 2, 2013·3 min readLargest Neuronal Network Simulation Achieved Using K ComputerResearchers have carried out the largest general neural network simulation to date using the computational power of the K computer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2013·3 min readScientists Identify Neural Origins of Hot Flashes in Menopausal WomenA new study provides insights into the neural origins of hot flashes associated with menopause.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2013·2 min readVisualizing A Memory TraceWhole brain neuroimaging study reveals the neural networks involved in retrieving long-term memories during decision making.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 11, 2013·3 min readExtroverts Have More Sensitive Brain-Reward SystemExtroverts brain's release more dopamine, giving them more reason to be excited and engaged in the world, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2013·4 min readHigh-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the BrainUsing an innovative brain-tracing technique, researchers discover a way to 'untangle' neural networks. The findings offer insight into how specific brain regions are connected.Read More
Featured·February 26, 2013·3 min readBlueprint For an Artificial BrainResearchers are using memristors, electronic microcomponents which imitate natural nerves, as key components to create a blueprint for an artificial brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2013·5 min readEngineering Control Theory Helps Create Dynamic Brain ModelsModels of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, could assist researchers control neurological diseases, according researcher who is using mathematical models of neuron networks from which more complex brain models emerge.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2013·4 min readSimulations Show how Blood Vessels Regroup after StrokeBy simulating patterns of microvasculature cell growth and compare the results with real networks grown in lab, researchers hope to direct how they grow into the tiny blood vessels that feed the brain and help people regain functions lost to stroke and disease.Read More
Featured·January 30, 2013·2 min readEngineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial IntelligenceSimulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, researchers discover why biological networks tend to be organized as modules, a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2013·3 min readIn-Brain Monitoring Shows Memory NetworkWorking with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers show that areas of the brain work simultaneously to recall memories. The approach promises new insights into how we remember details of time and place.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 24, 2012·3 min readBrainwave Training Boosts Network for Cognitive Control and Predicts Mind WanderingUsing several neuroimaging methods, a team of researchers working at the University of Western Ontario have now uncovered that functional changes within a key brain network occur directly after a 30-minute session of noninvasive, neural-based training.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 24, 2012·3 min readLike a Noisy Political Campaign, “Grassroots” Neurons Wire and Fire Together for Dominance in the BrainResearchers found that neurons team up together to sway particular outcomes in the brain and take over the nervous system in the name of their preferred action or behavior.Read More
