Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2016·7 min readMapping Auditory Brain Cells for Maximum Hearing PrecisionResearchers have identified the specific synaptic and post-synaptic characteristics that allow auditory neurons to compute with temporal precision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 8, 2016·3 min readBrain Connections More Sophisticated Than Previously ThoughtA new study uncovers 140 proteins that have never previously been mapped to inhibitory synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2016·5 min readMemory Loss Reversed: Key Mechanism Behind Brain Connectivity and Memory RevealedResearchers have been able to successfully reverse memory loss in mice following the discovery about a key mechanism that underlies the loss of neuronal connectivity.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 25, 2016·2 min readHow Postsynaptic Density Forms and Why Defects Can Cause AutismA new study provides insights into why mutations altering the SynGAP/PSD-95 interaction can contribute to various brain disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 22, 2016·4 min readStem Cell Therapy Heals Injured Mouse BrainResearchers report a new technique may help increase the production of neurons in mice following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2016·3 min readRefining Optogenetic Methods to Map Synaptic Connections in the BrainResearchers have optimized optogenetics to map the neural circuits of the rodent brain with single neuron resolution.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 15, 2016·2 min readStudy Sheds Light On the Role of Proteins and How Synapses WorkStudy could shed light on role of synapse function in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 11, 2016·3 min readVisualization of Newly Formed Synapses With Unprecedented ResolutionA new study provides insight into how synapses are formed in cortical neurons during early postnatal stages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2016·5 min readImaging the Brain Structure That Allows Neurons to CommunicateResearchers use a new technique to image the process of neurotransmission.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 19, 2016·4 min readNeurons Form Synapse ClustersResearchers report the contact points between specific neuron types are clustered in groups on the target neuron.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 11, 2016·4 min readVisual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between the Eye and BrainA new study reports high contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons to regrow optic nerve fibers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 8, 2016·4 min readTime Switch in the Brain Improves Sense of SmellResearchers investigate how similar scents are differentiated.Read More
