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FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·3 min readTo Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected StatesNew research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2014·3 min readA Short Stay in Darkness May Heal Hearing WoesResearchers find simulated blindness in adult mice sharpens the animal's hearing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 22, 2013·2 min readDifferent Gene Expression in Male and Female Brains May Help Explain Sex Differences in Brain DisorderA new study reveals that there are widespread differences in how genes are expressed in male and female brains.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2013·4 min readStudy Appears to Overturn Prevailing View of How the Brain is WiredSensory information travels to two places at once; both the brain's mid-layer and the deeper layers, according to new research.Read More
AutismFeatured·June 25, 2013·2 min readA Deep Brain DisorderResearchers identify that the connectivity between the thalamus and cerebral cortex is impaired in children with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2013·4 min readScientists Discover Previously Unknown Requirement for Brain DevelopmentGenes alone don't determine how the cerebral cortex grows into separate functional areas. Input from the thalamus is also crucially required, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 30, 2013·4 min readBrain Makes its Own Version of ValiumResearchers have found a naturally occurring protein, know as diazepam binding inhibitor, secreted only in discrete areas of the brain may act as a Valium-like break in certain types of epilepsy.Read More
