FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·6 min readScientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become ‘Human’Extra copy of brain-development gene allowed neurons to migrate farther and develop more connections; findings may offer clue to autism...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 7, 2012·3 min readA Brain Filter for Clear Information TransmissionFrequently, as many as one thousand signals rain down on a single neuron simultaneously. To ensure that precise signals are delivered, the brain possesses a sophisticated inhibitory system. Scientists have now illuminated how this system works.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2012·4 min readResearch Identifies Protein that Regulates Key Fate Decision in Cortical Progenitor CellsResearchers solved an important piece of one of neuroscience's outstanding puzzles: how progenitor cells in the developing mammalian brain reproduce themselves while also giving birth to neurons that will populate the emerging cerebral cortex, the seat of cognition and executive function in the mature brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2014·4 min readDriving Brain Rhythm Makes Mice More Sensitive to TouchUsing optogenetics, researchers endow mice with greater touch sensitivity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2015·2 min readImplanting FearResearchers report noradrenaline and Hebbian plasticity work in tandem to form memories of fearful events.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·May 4, 2015·5 min readThree Previously Unrelated Theories About Cause of Schizophrenia LinkedNew research could lead to new treatment strategies for the underlying causes of schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2015·5 min readSynapses Last as Long as the Memories They HoldA new study confirms that synapses between hippocampal neurons remain for the duration of an episodic memory.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 12, 2015·4 min readChronic Pain is in the BrainA new study reports on the role of HCN channels in pain processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 17, 2015·5 min readShedding Light on How the Brain Processes Visual InformationA new study helps further understanding on how the brain processes visual information.Read More