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This shows brain scans taken from the study.

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·May 4, 2015·3 min read

Premature Birth Can Alter Neural Connectivity

According to a new study, researchers find less brain connectivity between the thalamus and areas of the brain involved in higher cognitive functions in preterm babies.

This shows a stained slice of the neocortex.

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·April 23, 2015·5 min read

Selecting Between Sensations

According to a new study, corticothalamic cells can either enhance or stifle sensory information.

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·April 7, 2015·3 min read

Scientists Discover Important Communication Mechanism Between Two Brain Areas Implicated in Schizophrenia

Disruptions in an inhibitory brain circuit between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may underlie cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia.

This is a photo showing the researchers fitting a test paticipant with the EEG headpiece.

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·March 11, 2015·2 min read

More Risk of Insomnia for People with Lower Amounts of Sleep Spindles

A new study identifies lower amounts of sleep spindles can cause poor sleep patterns.

This image shows images of the anterior cingulate cortex taken from the study.

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·February 26, 2015·3 min read

Optogenetic Stimulation of the Brain to Control Pain

Researchers use optogenetics to stimulate the anterior cingulate cortex and lessen pain in mice.

The image shows a hand touching a mirror.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·January 6, 2015·4 min read

International Research Effort Gives Neuroscientists Better Feeling About Sense of Touch

Researchers have linked a group of neurons to a specific type of somatosensation, helping heighten understanding about the sense of touch.

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·January 6, 2015·4 min read

Study Pinpoints Autism Linked Protein for Sculpting Brain Connections

A new study provides a close up of synapse refinement and identifies a protein that is crucial in this process.

The image shows the neural connections in different states.

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·December 15, 2014·3 min read

Neuronal Circuits Filter out Distractions in the Brain

A new study identifies a neural pathway which controls attention.

The image is a drawing of a rat with an electrode cap on. There is a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is at rest, and a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is active.

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·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.