Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information. The study demonstrated that a novel sensory input could be processed by a cortical region specialized in another sense without "hijacking" the function of this brain area. Read More
Researchers have discovered a pair of neurons inside the brains of male nematodes that allow them to remember and seek sex, even at the expense of food. Read More
Neuroscience researchers show how astrocytes control the generation of new neurons in the brain. “In the brain, astrocytes control how many new neurons are formed from neural stem cells and survive to integrate into the existing neuronal networks. Astrocytes do this by secreting specific molecules but also by much less understood direct cell-cell interactions with stem cells”, says Prof. Milos Pekny. Read More
Researchers discover an unexpected role for the visual cortex in promoting the plasticity of innate eye movements. Read More
According to a new study, speech can be recovered on the right side of the brain following a stroke. Read More
Scientists from the Monell Center report that seven of 12 related mammalian species have lost the sense of sweet taste.... Read More
Summary: Researchers document not only the behavioral and cognitive effects of a single exercise session, but also the neurochemical and... Read More
The size and shape of neural assemblies, and not the strength of signals processed by neurons or the order in which they fire, is the most critical element of recording episodic memory. Read More
A new study reveals an immune basis of Alzheimer's disease. Read More
The naturally occurring insulin-like growth factor (IGF-II) improved memory and slowed forgetting in rats according to new research. Read More
A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab. Read More
Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) helps boost visual learning in patients with chronic cortical blindness, leading to a recovery in motion processing within 10 days of exposure. The effects of the tRNS treatment appear to last for at least six months. Read More