FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Map, Measure Brain’s Neural ConnectionsComputer scientists at Brown University have created software to examine neural circuitry in the human brain. The 2-D neural maps...Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·April 8, 2011·2 min readWorld First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and EpilepsyResearchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy....Read More
Neuroscience·April 8, 2011·2 min readDopamine Controls Formation of New Brain CellsA study of the salamander brain has led researchers at Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·2 min readFreeway Air Bad for Mouse BrainStudy finds brain damage typical of aging and memory loss after short-term exposure to vehicle pollution If mice commuted, their...Read More
Neurology·April 4, 2011·2 min readResearchers Link Herpes to Alzheimer’s Disease‘Cold sores’ connected to cognitive decline Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 1, 2011·2 min readSkywalker Ensures Optimal Communication Between NeuronsCommunication errors between brain cells may lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s Patrik Verstreken (VIB/K.U.Leuven) has discovered the mechanism...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2011·3 min read‘Can you hear me now?’ Researchers Detail How Neurons Decide How to Transmit InformationThere are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 4, 2011·4 min readNeuronal Loss in ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Possibly Due to TDP-43 LossResearch into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has lead to new information about neuronal loss...Read More