FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 21, 2012·5 min readA Step Forward In Effort to Regenerate Damaged NervesThe carnage evident in disasters like car wrecks or wartime battles is oftentimes mirrored within the bodies of the people...Read More
Autism·February 14, 2012·2 min readUndergrad’s Work Details Protein’s Role in Neurological DisordersStudent and prof. study suspected link to hyper-excitability factors in epilepsy, autism and more. A UT Dallas undergraduate’s research is...Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2012·3 min readMolecular Path from Internal Clock to Cells Controlling Rest and Activity RevealedThe molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body’s internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 6, 2012·4 min readSharp Images from the Living Mouse BrainMax Planck scientists in Göttingen have for the first time made finest details of nerve cells in the brain of...Read More
Genetics·January 31, 2012·5 min readScientists Turn Skin Cells Into Neural Precursors, Bypassing Stem Cell StageMouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 27, 2012·4 min readMaking Memories LastStowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 25, 2012·4 min readResearchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem CellsFirst-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California,...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood Brain BarrierThe blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedFeatured ArticlesNeuroscience·January 3, 2012·3 min readGABA Signaling Prunes Back Copious Provisional Synapses During Neural Circuit AssemblyQuite early in its development, the mammalian brain has all the raw materials on hand to forge complex neural networks....Read More
Neurology·December 23, 2011·2 min readHow Skin is Wired for TouchCompared to our other senses, scientists don’t know much about how our skin is wired for the sensation of touch....Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2011·4 min readA Single Cell EndoscopeBerkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living Cells An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of...Read More
