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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2013·4 min readBaby’s Innate Number Sense Predicts Future Math SkillBabies who are able to tell the difference between large and small groups of items prior to learning how to count are more likely to be proficient in mathematics later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2013·3 min readNeuron ‘Claws’ in the Brain Enable Flies to Distinguish One Scent from AnotherUsing fruit flies, researchers discover how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify unique smells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2013·1 min readResearchers Make Exciting Discoveries in Non-Excitable CellsResearchers discover sodium channels also play critical roles in non-excitable cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 18, 2013·3 min readResearchers Report New Insights on Human Brain, ConsciousnessUsing neuroimaging techniques, researchers find new clues as to what happens to the brain as it slips into unconsciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2013·3 min readLearning Dialects Shapes Brain Areas That Process Spoken LanguageResearchers find the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates different brain hemispheres depending on whether the listener speaks standard Japanese or one of the regional dialects.Read More
Featured·October 18, 2013·2 min readTwo-Legged Robots Learn to Walk Like a HumanResearchers are attempting to teach two-legged robots a stable, and robust human way of walking.Read More
