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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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·August 12, 2010·2 min read

Single Neurons and Dendrites Can Detect Different Input Sequences

UCL neuroscientists have shown that a single neuron, and even a single dendrite, can respond differently to unique sequences of input.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 10, 2010·3 min read

Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s Possible

UC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique.

Featured Neurology

·August 9, 2010·3 min read

Regeneration of Nerve Connections after Spinal Cord Injury – PTEN Deletion

Deleting the enzyme PTEN allowed neurology researchers to regenerate corticospinal tract neurons after spinal cord injuries in rodents.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 9, 2010·1 min read

Grid Cells Found in Presubiculum and Parasubiculum Important to Navigating Environment

Grid cells have been found in the presubiculum and parasubiculum of the rat brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 6, 2010·1 min read

Artificial Bee Eyes Show World from Bee’s Point of View

Researchers have developed a camera system that mimics the bee eye. The artificial bee eyes allow the researchers to take images that are believed to be similar to the bee's viewpoint.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·August 4, 2010·3 min read

Optimistic Brains vs Pessimistic Brains: Belief Affects Posterior Parietal Cortex Performance

Optimistic brains and pessimistic brains were compared in a brain-imaging study of the posterior parietal cortex, where it is believed sensory stimuli are transformed into movement plans.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 2, 2010·2 min read

Neuroglobin Could Be Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

Research scientists from UC Davis and the University of Auckland have discovered that neuroglobin might be key to preventing Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglobin can prevent apoptosis in response to nautral stress.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 2, 2010·4 min read

Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds

Sleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study.

Featured Psychology

·August 2, 2010·2 min read

PTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years Later

Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.

Featured Neuroethics Neuroscience

·July 31, 2010·3 min read

Reading P300 Brain Waves to Predict Terrorist Attacks

Reading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 29, 2010·3 min read

New Molecular Clue About Cause Of Brain Cell Death In Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new molecular clue about the cause of brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.