FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2015·2 min readBiochemical Mechanism Could Explain How Long-Term Memories Are FormedA new study reveals a possible biochemical mechanism which underlies the formation of long-term memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 3, 2015·5 min readParasite Toxoplasma Gondii Alters Brain SignalingToxoplasmosis alters neural pathways specifically related to GABA, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2015·3 min readShedding Light on How Neurons CommunicateA new study reports researchers have discovered a critical molecule that regulates synaptic transmission.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·4 min readObserving Synaptic Plasticity While Flies LearnResearchers present evidence of synaptic plasticity in the fruit fly brain as the animal learns.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2015·4 min readSo Hard To Quit: New Mechanism in Nicotine Addiction DiscoveredAcetylcholine regulates glutamate signaling in the habenula, reinforcing nicotine addiction, researchers report.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 1, 2015·3 min readUntangling the Wiring of the NeocortexResearchers decipher the neural connections of the mouse neocortex, an area of the brain that appears to play a key role in perception and cognition.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2015·5 min readBiologists Induce Flatworms to Grow Heads and Brains of Other SpeciesResearchers have succeeded in inducing one species of flatworm to grow heads and brains characteristic of another species of flatworm without altering genomic sequence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2015·6 min readHigh Fat Diets Prompt Immune Cells to Munch at SynapsesAccording to researchers, high fat diets appear to prompt microglia to start consuming synapses in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2015·4 min readDeciphering the Role of Brain LayersA new study sheds light on the role of layers in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2015·4 min readIt’s Not All Black and White: Cortical Response to Light and Dark StimuliResearchers have identified cortical circuits that encode light and dark light.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience·November 18, 2015·5 min readStrengthening Brain ConnectionsResearchers have identified a mechanism which allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 11, 2015·2 min readImitating Synapses Could Lead to Smarter ElectronicsResearchers have developed a synthetic synapse that mimics natural synaptic plasticity. They believe the synthetic synapse could help improve electronics and bring us one step close to human like artificial intelligence.Read More
