Neurology·April 12, 2012·3 min readFine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive CompositionStudy published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2012·3 min readResearchers Convert Skin and Umbilical Cord Cells Directly into Nerve CellsUntil recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development....Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2012·2 min readResearchers Show How Embryonic Stem Cells Orchestrate Human DevelopmentYale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding...Read More
Autism·April 4, 2012·3 min readResearchers Help Reveal Complex Role of Genes in AutismMulti-center study hones in on two genes as likely risk factors. Mutations in hundreds of genes involved in wiring the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 4, 2012·4 min readPrimitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from AnesthesiaAwakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and...Read More
Autism·April 3, 2012·2 min readAutistic Kids Born Preterm, Post-term Have More Severe SymptomsFor children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2012·2 min readThe Electronic Nose Knows When Your Cantaloupe is RipeHave you ever been disappointed by a cantaloupe from the grocery store? Too ripe? Not ripe enough? Luckily for you,...Read More
Neuroscience·March 30, 2012·3 min readBiologists Identify a Key Enzyme Involved in Protecting Nerves From DegenerationA new animal model of nerve injury has brought to light a critical role of an enzyme called Nmnat in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 29, 2012·4 min readBrain Wiring a No-Brainer?Scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure. The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 29, 2012·3 min readHow Genes Organize the Surface of the BrainThe first atlas of the surface of the human brain based upon genetic information has been produced by a national...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 23, 2012·2 min readThe Impossible Staircase in Our Heads: How We Visualize the World Around UsOur interpretation of the world around us may have more in common with the impossible staircase illusion than it does...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 19, 2012·4 min readSmell is a SymphonyStowers researchers present a new model for how the brain is organized to process odor information. Just like a road...Read More
