ElectrophysiologyNeuroethics·June 4, 2012·2 min readNeuroscientists Explore Innovative Way to Help People Who are BlindWhen people close their eyes, they can form mental images of things that exist only in their minds. Neuroscientists studying...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·6 min readNeuroscientists Reach Major Milestone in Whole-Brain Circuit Mapping ProjectNeuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reached an important milestone today, publicly releasing the first installment of data from...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 16, 2012·7 min readParalyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and GraspNIH-funded study shows progress in brain-computer interface technology. In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach...Read More
Featured·May 14, 2012·6 min readNew Type of Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight to BlindUsing tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2012·4 min readPavlov’s Electronic DogNanotechnology scientists and memory researchers at the Kiel University redesigned a mental learning process using electronic circuits. The bell rings...Read More
Psychology·May 7, 2012·2 min readPsychopathy Linked to Specific Structural Abnormalities in the BrainNew research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 23, 2012·4 min readNano-Devices that Cross Blood-Brain Barrier Open Door to Treatment of Cerebral Palsy, Other Neurologic DisordersA team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 20, 2012·3 min readMini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human BrainA miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research...Read More
Electrophysiology·April 20, 2012·3 min readNew Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralyzed HandNew technology bypasses spinal cord and delivers electrical signals from brain directly to muscles. A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Network Reveals DisordersResearchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich identify a new method of unerringly detecting the presence of pathophysiological...Read More
Neurology·April 12, 2012·3 min readFine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive CompositionStudy published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 11, 2012·3 min readData Mining Opens the Door to Predictive NeuroscienceResearchers at the EPFL have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the...Read More
