ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 26, 2015·4 min readIntermediary Neuron Acts as Synaptic Cloaking DeviceA new study reports somatostatin neurons regulate synaptic activity in the neocortex.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2015·2 min readNew Insights into Underlying Cellular Mechanisms of Information Processing in the BrainA new study identifies a key factor in regulating information transmission during the early stages of auditory processing.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 18, 2015·2 min readMulling the Marijuana Munchies: How the Brain Flips the Hunger SwitchAccording to a new study, the marijuana 'munchies' appear to be driven by neurons which are usually involved in suppressing hunger.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·February 17, 2015·3 min readVoltage Tester for Beating Cardiac CellsResearchers have successfully recorded current in membrane channels of contracting cardiac cells using the patch clamp technique and an atomic force microscope.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·February 12, 2015·2 min readSpontaneous Activity Shapes Neuron DevelopmentSpontaneous release of glutamate could cause neurons to grow and branch, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2015·2 min readNo More Neuronal GibberishThe distance between neurons plays a part in regulating brain networks, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 12, 2015·5 min readNew Research on what the Nose ‘Knows’ Reveals an Unexpected SimplicityA new study reports olfactory bulb neurons in rats use linear summation to make sense of fluctuating odor inputs.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2015·2 min readNeurotransmission Caught on CameraNew technology helps researchers better understand neurotransmission and how synapses function.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2015·4 min readInternational Research Effort Gives Neuroscientists Better Feeling About Sense of TouchResearchers have linked a group of neurons to a specific type of somatosensation, helping heighten understanding about the sense of touch.Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 6, 2015·4 min readStudy Pinpoints Autism Linked Protein for Sculpting Brain ConnectionsA new study provides a close up of synapse refinement and identifies a protein that is crucial in this process.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2015·1 min readResearchers Find Clue to Cause of Tics in Tourette SyndromeThe loss of a specific type of neuron in the dorsal striatum has been found to cause Tourette like tics in mice, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 22, 2014·3 min readNew Cell Marking Technique to Help Understand How Our Brain WorksA new technique has been developed which allows researchers to mark individual neurons, a new study reports.Read More
