FeaturedNeuroscience·December 7, 2015·4 min readShaping Sensory Perceptions: How Our Brains Overrule Our SensesA new study reveals the neural circuitry that helps shape our sensory perceptions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·3 min readFeeling Touch with a Prosthetic HandResearchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 30, 2015·6 min readNeural Circuits for Multiple Senses Involved in Choosing Appropriate Action MappedA new study reports researchers have successfully mapped the neural circuit involved in combining pain and vibration sensations which trigger escape behaviors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 2, 2015·3 min readAbsence of Protein Affects Ability to Feel Limbs and MovementThe absence of the protein Whirlin damages the ability to feel limbs and muscle movement, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2015·4 min readInternational Research Effort Gives Neuroscientists Better Feeling About Sense of TouchResearchers have linked a group of neurons to a specific type of somatosensation, helping heighten understanding about the sense of touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 9, 2014·4 min readPaying Attention Makes Touch Sensing Brain Cells Fire Rapidly and in SyncA new study takes a step closer to understanding how animals' thoughts and feelings affect their perception of external stimuli.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 4, 2014·5 min readScientists Identify Principal Protein Sensor for TouchResearchers have identified a mechanoreceptor protein which mediates the sense of touch in mammals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2014·5 min readAmputees Discern Familiar Sensations Across Prosthetic HandAmputees are able to regain sense of touch and 'feel' with their prosthetic hands, thanks to new technological advances.Read More
