Neurology·November 10, 2011·3 min readNew Test for Consciousness in Comatose PatientsThe Coma Science Group (CRCyclotron, University of Liège /Liège University Hospital), led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with...Read More
Neuroscience·November 9, 2011·4 min readHC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris HiltonStudy shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...Read More
Neuroscience·August 23, 2011·4 min readA New Nuance to NeuronsA fundamental new discovery about how nerve cells in the brain store and release tiny sacs filled with chemicals may...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connectome From Branch to BranchMax Planck scientists develop new analytical tools for the fast and accurate reconstruction of neural networks. The human brain is...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2011·3 min readResearchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto NanotubesPenn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2011·2 min readGardening in the BrainSpecialist cells prune connections between neurons Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to...Read More
Brain CancerNeuroscience·July 18, 2011·2 min readCancer Cells and Stem Cells Share Same Origin – Brain Cells Grown from SkinScientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC grow brain cells from skin Oncogenes are generally thought to be...Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2011·2 min readCompetition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit DevelopmentFrom the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...Read More
Neurology·May 19, 2011·5 min readParaplegic Man Stands, Steps With Assistance and Moves His Legs VoluntarilyRegimen of epidural spinal cord stimulation plus extensive locomotor training ‘a significant breakthrough;’ results published today in the Lancet A...Read More
Neuroscience·May 13, 2011·4 min readAs Time Goes by, It Gets Tougher to ‘Just Remember This’It’s something we just accept: the fact that the older we get, the more difficulty we seem to have remembering...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2011·3 min readMolecular Architecture of Key NMDA Receptor Subunit RevealedCSHL structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit Structure of GluN2D subunit when docked with certain neurotransmitters...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2011·2 min readPeople Control Thoughts Better When They See Their Brain ActivityAs humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people...Read More
