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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience often involves research from numerous science genres including brain science, psychology, neurology, computer science, artificial intelligence, big data, statistics, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, linguistics, electrophysiology, biology, anatomy and neurobiology.

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·January 30, 2013·3 min read

IBM’s Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer becomes the first university of receive a version of IBM's Watson system. Rensselaer hopes to find new uses for Watson and develop its cognitive capabilities, as well as using the system for Big Data research.

The image shows an oligodendrocyte transfected with GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein).

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·January 30, 2013·2 min read

New Drug Target Identified for Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report that the protein Klotho plays an important role in the health of myelin, the insulating material allowing for the rapid communication between nerve cells. These findings may lead to new therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

The image is a pencil drawing of a head with a colorized computer component brain area.

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·January 30, 2013·2 min read

Engineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial Intelligence

Simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, researchers discover why biological networks tend to be organized as modules, a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity.

Brain image with the basal ganglia and other brain areas.

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·January 30, 2013·2 min read

NIH Study Advances Understanding of Movement Control

Voluntary movements involve the coordinated activation of two brain pathways that connect parts of deep brain structures called the basal ganglia, according to a study in mice.

Cultured cells are shown and described in the caption.

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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.

The image shows Seth Tomchik, Ph.D, the lead researcher of this study.

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·January 29, 2013·2 min read

Study Shows how Brain Cells Shape Temperature Preferences

A new study shows a complex set of overlapping neuronal circuits works in concert to drive temperature preferences in the fruit fly Drosophila by affecting a single target, a heavy bundle of neurons within the fly brain known as the mushroom body. These nerve bundles play critical roles in learning and memory.

Amygdala is shown and the image is explained well in the caption

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·January 28, 2013·4 min read

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in Amygdala

Researchers examine the how fear responses are learned, controlled, and memorized. They show that a particular class of neurons in a subdivision of the amygdala plays an active role in these processes.

The image shows a cross section through a mouse nerve.

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·January 28, 2013·2 min read

Glial Cells Assist in the Repair of Injured Nerves

Researchers have discovered that, following nerve damage, peripheral glial cells produce the growth factor neuregulin1, which assists in the regeneration of damaged nerves.

The image shows an expertly crafted brain made from sugar paste for a cake topper.

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·January 28, 2013·2 min read

When Food Porn Holds No Allure: The Science Behind Satiety

New research sheds light on why images of enticing food affect us less when we are full.

The image shows a researcher fitting an EEG device onto a person's head.

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·January 25, 2013·6 min read

Science Needs a Second Opinion: Researchers Find Flaws in Study of Patients in “Vegetative State”

Reanalysis points to a number of flaws in a study which claimed EEG identified awareness in some patients diagnosed as being in a vegetative state.

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·January 23, 2013·3 min read

New Brain Circuit Sheds Light on Development of Voluntary Movements

A research team describes the entire network of brain cells that are connected to specific motor neurons controlling whisker muscles in newborn mice. A better understanding of such motor control circuits could help inform how human brains develop, potentially leading to new ways of restoring movement in people who suffer paralysis from brain injuries, or to the development of better prosthetics for limb replacement.

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·January 21, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Turn One Form of Neuron into Another in the Brain

A new finding turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head, demonstrating that it is possible to turn one type of already differentiated neuron into another within the brain.

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Neuroscience

IBM’s Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New Drug Target Identified for Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

Engineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial Intelligence

NIH Study Advances Understanding of Movement Control

A Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells

Study Shows how Brain Cells Shape Temperature Preferences

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in Amygdala

Glial Cells Assist in the Repair of Injured Nerves

When Food Porn Holds No Allure: The Science Behind Satiety

Science Needs a Second Opinion: Researchers Find Flaws in Study of Patients in “Vegetative State”

New Brain Circuit Sheds Light on Development of Voluntary Movements

Researchers Turn One Form of Neuron into Another in the Brain

Alzheimer’s Drug Shrinks Brain Volume by Removing Amyloid Plaques

Fitness Trackers Detect Mood Episodes in Bipolar Disorder with High Accuracy

Feeling Beautiful Spurs Kindness and Generosity

Brain Biomarker Could Predict Psychosis Before Symptoms Emerge

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