FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2014·3 min readNeuroscience and Big Data: How to Find Simplicity in the BrainA new paper describes the scientific motivations for studying neural activity, along with a class of machine learning, called dimensionality reduction, for interpreting the activity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readBlood Cells Generate Neurons in CrayfishResearching crayfish, scientists report the immune system can produce cells from stem cells. These cells can create neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·4 min readNeurons at WorkResearchers present evidence that the alternative splicing process frequently works differently in different types of neurons.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2014·6 min readBioengineers Create Functional 3D Brain-Like TissueResearchers created 3D brain-like tissue which functions like, and has similar structural features to, tissue in rat brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 29, 2014·4 min readWatching Individual Neurons Respond to Magnetic TherapyResearchers have developed a method to measure the response of an individual neuron to transcranial magnetic stimulation.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 26, 2014·3 min readThe Social Psychology of Nerve CellsA new study shows how a particular neuron creates its own space.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 25, 2014·3 min readNeuroscientists Explain How Mutated X Linked Mental Retardation Protein Impairs Neuronal FunctionResearchers find new clues about neural malfunctions which contribute to intellectual disability.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2014·3 min readThe Brain’s Balancing ActA new study reports on how neurons equalize between excitation and inhibition.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 19, 2014·3 min readNeurons Get Their Neighbors To Take Out Their TrashSome retinal nerve cells shed mitochondria so that neighboring astrocytes can break them down.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 18, 2014·3 min readModelling How Neurons Work TogetherResearchers develop a highly accurate representation of how neurons behave when performing complex movements.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2014·2 min readClever Suppression in the BrainNew research suggest diversity of inhibiting neurons allows for more complex information processing.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2014·3 min readStudy Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based DrugsResearchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.Read More
