FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 7, 2014·3 min readResearchers Identify Key Cells in Touch SensationResearchers use optogenetics to determine Merkel cells can sense touch.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2014·3 min readSensing Gravity with AcidResearchers uncover evidence that proton concentration plays a key role in communication between neurons.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2014·3 min readFor Neurons in the Brain Identity Can Be Used to Predict LocationResearchers develop a new mathematical model which uses gene expression data to predict where neurons are located throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2014·2 min readSurface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor MaterialResearchers find changing the surface characteristics and texture of semiconductor materials at the nanoscale level influences the way neurons grow on the material.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2014·3 min readResearchers Use Computers to “See” Neurons to Better Understand Brain FunctionA new study provides information about the motor circuits of the brain which could help develop new therapies for a range of neurological diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 5, 2014·3 min readPlumes in the Sleeping Avian BrainNew research provides deeper insights into the sleeping avian brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 28, 2014·5 min readMuscle Controlling Neurons Know When They Mess UpNew research unravels how the feedback system between climbing fibers and Purkinje cells works.Read More
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