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How Brain Cells Filter Information in Groups

Neuroscience NewsDecember 31, 2018

A new study reports the neurons that focus on coarse visual details could change to prefer finer details under different conditions. The findings shed new light on the neural mechanism that helps shape our perception of the world.... Read More...

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Researchers ‘Transfer’ a Memory

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2018

A new study reports researchers have successfully generated an artificial memory by injecting a sea snail with the RNA from another. Researchers say this approach could lead to new treatments to restore memory and alter traumatic memories in humans.... Read More...

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Keeping the Excitement Under Control

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

Researchers have developed a new method to identify and monitor the activity of 'quiet' neurons.... Read More...

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Butterflies of the Soul: Study Sheds Light on Developmental Origins of Interneurons

Neuroscience NewsApril 2, 2018

A new study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain.... Read More...

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Nerve Cells That Enable Fruit Flies to Escape Danger Discovered

Neuroscience NewsMarch 19, 2018

Researchers have identified neurons that help to initiate an escape from danger response in fruit flies. ... Read More...

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How Our Skin Communicates with the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 25, 2018

Inhibition of the P2X4 protein receptor in sensory neurons decreases sensitivity to touch, a new study reports. The findings could have implications for the development of new topical treatments for psoriasis and dermatitis.... Read More...

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Researchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of Touch

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2018

UCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons.... Read More...

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Why Head and Face Pain Cause More Suffering

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2017

Duke researchers have discovered head and facial sensory neurons are directly wired into one of the brain's main emotional signaling hubs. Sensory neurons throughout the rest of the body are indirectly connected to the system. The findings help explain why head and face pains are more emotionally draining than other pains.... Read More...

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