FeaturedNeuroscience·October 29, 2013·6 min readUnravelling the True Identity of the Brain of Carl Friedrich GaussResearchers use neuroimaging techniques to reveal the true identities of the brains of Carl Friedrich Gauss and Conrad Heinrich Fuchs. The brains were incorrectly labelled over 150 years ago.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 29, 2013·2 min readIt’s Shocking: Ultra-Focused Electric Current Helps Brain Curb PainResearchers treat pain by 'shocking' the brain with low doses of electrical current delivered non-invasively to patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2013·5 min readVIP Treatment for Jet LagVIP, a molecule which desynchronizes the cells in the biological clock help also helps the circadian clock adjust more quickly to abrupt shifts in light/dark schedules.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2013·2 min readSnakes on the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to See Snakes?Researchers discover specific neurons in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys respond to images of snakes.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2013·3 min readNeuroscientists Discover New ‘Mini-Neural Computer’ in the BrainResearchers show dendrites actively process information, multiplying the brain's "computing power". The findings could help provide better understanding of neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2013·2 min readA Trace of Memory: Researchers Watch Neurons in the Brain During Learning and Memory RecallResearchers track single neurons in mice brains over time using advanced neuroimaging techniques. The new technique allowed them to establish the processes at play during memory formation and recall.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 24, 2013·3 min readGrasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion StingThe toxic sting from scorpions acts as an analgesic, rather than pain stimulant, in grasshopper mice, new research finds.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2013·2 min readBrainpower Applied to Understanding of Neural Stem CellsResearchers discover SMEK1 promotes the differentiation of neural stem and progenitor cells while, at the same time, keeping these cells in check by suppressing their uncontrolled proliferation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2013·3 min readFeedback Loops and Localization ErrorsA new study describes a feedback loop which modulates the processing of auditory signals in a frequency-dependent manner.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·3 min readSeeing the Song: How and When the Auditory System Registers Complex Auditory-Visual SynchronyResearchers investigate how the brain responds to complex audio-visual stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 23, 2013·2 min readResearchers Uncover a Mechanism for Improving Song Learning in Juvenile Zebra FinchesStudying juvenile zebra finches, researchers discover a mechanism which could possibly be responsible for the differences in the intensity of song learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2013·5 min readTraumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH AwardThe NIH is awarding researchers $18.8 million to help support global research into concussions and TBI.Read More