FeaturedNeurologyPain·April 25, 2016·4 min readShutting Off Chronic Pain With LightAccording to researchers, optogenetics could be used as an alternative to opioids to relieve chronic pain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 21, 2016·4 min readOptogenetics Reveals Neural Wiring at Work in Visual SystemResearchers genetically modify individual neurons to become more sensitive to light stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readMapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor ImpairmentResearchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 13, 2016·4 min readRide the Tiger Delivers the Emotion and Science of Bipolar DisorderRide the Tiger, a PBS documentary about bipolar depression by Detroit Public Television will air tonight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2016·3 min readA Novel Optogenetic ToolResearchers use optogenetics to successfully switch specific G-protein coupled signalling pathways on and off.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2016·7 min readBrain Circuit for Risk Preferences in Rats PinpointedResearchers report DR2 neurons in the nucleus accumbens of rats may control risk taking behaviors.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 17, 2016·4 min readGenetic Mechanism Behind How We Think IdentifiedResearchers discovered a gene that provides that boost by increasing neurotransmitter release in a phenomenon known as synaptic facilitation.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 16, 2016·6 min readMemories Lost to Alzheimer’s Can Be FoundUsing optogenetics, researchers have successfully retrieved 'missing' memories in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2016·4 min read4Hz Oscillations Synchronize Prefrontal Amygdala Circuits During Fear Behavior Researchers show freezing behavior associated with feat is associated with an internally generated brain state that manifests in sustained 4 Hz oscillatory dynamics in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex-basolateral amygdala circuits.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 15, 2016·2 min readNoradrenaline Linked to Vulnerability to DepressionA new study reveals a link between a vulnerability to depression and noradrenergic neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2016·3 min readRegulating Neural Networks to Preserve MemoryUsing optogenetics, researchers target hippocampal neurons and demonstrate it is possible to inhibit or resurface a memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 10, 2016·3 min readEnhancing Neural Activity Promotes Axon Regeneration in AdultsResearchers report axon regeneration can be boosted by using optogenetics or chemogenetics to enhance neural activity.Read More
