FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·October 4, 2015·5 min readA Single Neuron May Carry Up To 1000 Genetic MutationsA new study reports individual neurons may harbor up to 1000 genetic mutations which arise while genes are in active use and after brain development is complete.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 1, 2015·5 min readHow to Make a Mini BrainIn a new paper, researchers describe how to make a mini-brain with low expense and relative ease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·September 30, 2015·3 min readDormant Viral Gene May Cause Some Forms of ALSResearchers discover reactivating ancient viral genes may cause neuron destruction in some forms of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·September 29, 2015·5 min readMeningitis Model Shows Infection’s Sci-Fi Worthy Creep Into the BrainA new study tracks, in real time, how Cryptococcal meningitis invades the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·3 min readSpeeding Up Reconstruction of the ConnectomeResearchers have developed new software that speeds up connectome analysis by up-to ten times.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readTuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics AutomaticallyResearchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readLight Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More DexterousResearchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 25, 2015·4 min readTwo Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early HumansA 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 25, 2015·2 min readIn Search of the Optimal Mental StateIncreased release of norepinephrine and acetylcholine works to create an optimal state for mental and physical performance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·September 24, 2015·5 min readEvidence of Mechanism at Heart of ALS DiscoveredA new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of a mechanism that could play a central role in ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 23, 2015·7 min readRemotely Linking Two Brains for a Game of 20 QuestionsResearchers use direct brain to brain communication to enable two people to play a game of 20 questions by transmitting signals from one brain to another via the internet.Read More
