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·February 12, 2013·5 min read

Neuroprosthesis Gives Rats the Ability to ‘Touch’ Infrared Light

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.

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·October 16, 2015·5 min read

Extra Brain Cells Make Males Remember Sex

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.

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·August 24, 2012·2 min read

Astrocytes Control the Generation of New Neurons from Neural Stem Cells

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.

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·October 12, 2016·4 min read

Visual Cortex Plays Role in Plasticity of Eye Movement Reflex

Researchers discover an unexpected role for the visual cortex in promoting the plasticity of innate eye movements.

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·November 3, 2015·5 min read

Right Side of Brain Can Compensate for Loss of Speech Following a Stroke

According to a new study, speech can be recovered on the right side of the brain following a stroke.

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·March 12, 2012·3 min read

Extensive Taste Loss in Mammals

Scientists from the Monell Center report that seven of 12 related mammalian species have lost the sense of sweet taste....

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·June 12, 2017·4 min read

Can A Single Exercise Session Benefit Your Brain?

Summary: Researchers document not only the behavioral and cognitive effects of a single exercise session, but also the neurochemical and...

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·June 26, 2019·2 min read

The secret of autobiographical memory is in assembly of cells

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.

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·February 20, 2015·6 min read

Epigenomics of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

A new study reveals an immune basis of Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 26, 2011·4 min read

Natural IGF-II Improves Memory and Slows Forgetting in Rats

The naturally occurring insulin-like growth factor (IGF-II) improved memory and slowed forgetting in rats according to new research.

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·January 29, 2013·5 min read

A Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells

A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab.

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·May 28, 2019·5 min read

Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency

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.

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