Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2018·8 min readHow the Brain Constructs the WorldTwo new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2018·4 min readResearchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of TouchUCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 16, 2017·4 min readParaplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell TreatmentIn a groundbreaking study, researchers use engineered tissue derived from human stem cells to treat rats with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. The transplanted cells allowed the rats to regain sensory perception, improve mobility and helped with spinal cord healing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 27, 2017·3 min readWhat the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With EmotionsThose with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2017·4 min readHow Music Alters Our Perception of TouchThe sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2017·6 min readRobotic System Monitors Specific NeuronsResearchers have developed a robotic system that allows them to focus in on specific neurons in the brain. The technology could help answer questions such as how neurons interact with each other as we recall a memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 24, 2017·5 min readIlluminating Neural Pathways in the Living BrainA new optogenetic method called Optobow is helping researchers to discover specific and individual components of functional neural networks in the living brain. A Nature Communications report states this new method can help provide more detailed insights into both brain function and structure.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·May 19, 2017·3 min readMechanism Behind Sensory Deficits in Parkinson’sResearchers hope discovery will pave the way to developing new methods for earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2017·4 min readTapping Into the Sense of TouchA new study that investigates how the human brain deciphers sensory input could revolutionize robotics and neuroprosthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2017·6 min readDiscovering the Basics of ‘Active Touch’Researchers identify neurons that help us sense touch and motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2017·5 min readFinger Prosthesis Provides Clues to Brain HealthAn experiment aimed to investigate how the brain interprets artificial touch sensation from a finger neuroprosthesis, has revealed new information for developing way to measure brain health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2017·4 min readHow Does the Brain Make Perceptual Predictions Over Time?Researchers propose a new framework to help explain how the brain is able to make predictions.Read More
