ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 20, 2012·3 min readMini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human BrainA miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 20, 2012·3 min readSingle Neuron Observations Mark Steps in Alzheimer’s DiseaseMultiple disease-related changes progress in parallel through distinct stages. Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists at the Technische...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Network Reveals DisordersResearchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich identify a new method of unerringly detecting the presence of pathophysiological...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 11, 2012·3 min readData Mining Opens the Door to Predictive NeuroscienceResearchers at the EPFL have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the...Read More
Brain Cancer·April 10, 2012·2 min readDental X-Rays Linked to Common Brain TumorMeningioma, the most common primary brain tumor in the United States, accounts for about 33 percent of all primary brain...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 10, 2012·3 min readResearchers Use Brain Injury Data to Map Intelligence in the BrainScientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 9, 2012·4 min readNew Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of MoralityThe part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be linked to a larger sense...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
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
Brain CancerNeuroscience Videos·March 27, 2012·2 min readResearchers Use Nanoparticles, Magnetic Current to Damage Cancerous Cells in MiceUsing nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·March 27, 2012·2 min readScientists Develop First Snap Shot of Tiny Brain TumorsCancer Research UK scientists have developed a technique they believe could be used to detect tiny secondary tumors in the...Read More
