ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·December 19, 2013·5 min readBrain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2013·2 min readThe Smoking Gun: Fish Brains and NicotineA new study hones in on one particular region of the zebrafish brain which could provide better understanding of the neural circuitry underlying nicotine addiction.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2013·3 min readResearch Advances Knowledge of Triggers in Memory FormationA new study advances basic understanding of the biochemical mechanisms associated with how memories are formed.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2013·3 min readNeuroscientists Discover New ‘Mini-Neural Computer’ in the BrainResearchers show dendrites actively process information, multiplying the brain's "computing power". The findings could help provide better understanding of neurological disorders.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2013·3 min readInternational Research Collaboration Reveals the Mechanism of the Sodium-Potassium PumpResearchers have been able to establish the structure of the sodium-potassium pump.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 2, 2013·2 min readScientists Develop New Process to Create Artificial Cell MembranesResearchers have developed a new process to create synthetic cell membranes.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 16, 2013·3 min readNew Mode of Cellular Communication Discovered in the BrainA new study shows how reciprocal communication between different brain cells contributes to neuronal integrity.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 8, 2013·3 min readPeering into the Protein Pathways of a CellResearchers have captured the structural dynamics of the mitochondrion using fluorescent probes. This mapping could provide insights into the underlying causes of neurodegeneration associated with mitochondrial malfunction.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 1, 2013·2 min readNerve Cells Can Work in Different Ways with Same ResultResearchers find seemingly identical neurons can behave the same, even though they are built differently under the surface.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·June 19, 2013·2 min readWhat Do Memories Look Like?Researchers engineered microscopic probes which light up synapses in living neurons by attaching fluorescent markers onto synaptic proteins without affecting the neuron's ability to function.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGenetics·June 6, 2013·4 min readAlzheimer’s, Schizophrenia & Autism Can Be Studied with Brain Cells Reprogrammed from Skin CellsA new method for obtaining mature neuronal cells from reprogrammed skin cells allows researchers to safely and effectively study diseases such as schizophrenia and autism.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·May 30, 2013·4 min readKetamine Cousin Rapidly Lifts Depression Without Side EffectsA new study funded by the NIMH suggests GLYX-13, a molecular cousin to ketamine, induces similar antidepressant results without the negative side effects of the well known street drug.Read More
