FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 16, 2016·5 min readLab Grown Nerve Cells Make Heart Cells ThrobResearchers report that a type of lab-grown human nerve cells can partner with heart muscle cells to stimulate contractions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 1, 2016·4 min readResearchers Find What Could Be Brain’s Trigger for Binge Behavior: Rat StudyResearchers report they may have discovered neurons that are connected to a tendency to indulge in binge behaviors, at least in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 27, 2016·4 min readThat Gut FeelingA new study reports how sensory neurons detect fullness and nutrients after eating.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 27, 2016·6 min readNeurons in the Prefrontal Cortex are Built to Respond to Reward or AversionResearchers combine two cutting edge techniques and discover how prefrontal circuits that process process positive and negative experiences are distinctly different from one another.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 5, 2016·4 min readManipulation of Specific Neurons Helps to Erase Bad Memories and Enhance Good OnesAccording to researchers, traumatic memories are strengthened by an increased release of acetylcholine in the amygdala. Decreasing acetylcholine signaling during traumatic experience helped wipe out memory.Read More
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
