FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2014·8 min readNew Tools Help Neuroscientists Analyze Big DataNew neuroscience software helps speed analysis of large scale, complex data sets.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2014·5 min readDodging Dots Helps Explain Brain CircuitryResearchers produce a model of how individual excitatory and inhibitory neurons work together to control simple behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 13, 2014·4 min readScientists Take Totally Tubular Journey Through Brain CellsNew research could advance understanding of how brain cell tubes are modified under normal and disease conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 9, 2014·3 min readDoes “Free Will” Stem From Brain Noise?Researchers suggest our ability to make choices may arise from random fluctuations in neural activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 28, 2014·3 min readTiming Is EverythingResearchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 8, 2014·4 min readBetter Cognition Seen with Gene Variant Carried by 1 in 5 PeopleResearchers discover a gene already associated with longevity also improves memory and learning. The findings could help develop new treatments for cognitive decline.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·6 min readIn Recognizing Speech Sounds, the Brain Does Not Work the Way a Computer DoesA new study could lead to better understanding of how brain processes are disrupted in patients with aphasia.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·April 29, 2014·6 min readBrain Tumor Cells Penetrated by Tiny, Degradable Particles Carrying Genetic InstructionsResearchers report they have been able to create tiny, biodegradable nanoparticles which are able to carry DNA to brain cancer cells in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·April 28, 2014·5 min readScientists Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human BrainResearchers have developed faster and more energy efficient microchips based on the human brain. The technology offers greater possibilities for advances in robotic and understanding of the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 25, 2014·4 min readControlling Brain Waves to Improve VisionResearchers use novel techniques to see how the brain processes visual stimuli that do, or do not, reach our awareness.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·April 23, 2014·3 min readBionic Ear Technology Used for Gene TherapyResearchers use electrical pulses delivered from cochlear implants to deliver gene therapy and regrow auditory neurons.Read More