ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2011·4 min readAtomic Structure Discovered for a Sodium Channel that Generates Electrical Signals in Living CellsThe achievement opens new possibilities for designing drugs for pain, epilepsy and heart rhythm disturbances Scientists at the University of...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2011·3 min readCracking the Code of the Mind – Neurons Connected to Computers to Decipher Neuronal Circuits’ CodesTAU team connects neurons to computers to decipher the enigmatic code of neuronal circuits Machine logic is based on human...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2011·4 min read“Unnatural” Chemical Allows Salk Researchers to Watch Protein Action in Brain CellsGenetically embedded tools in neural stem cells may aid in development of regenerative medicine – critical for safe and reliable...Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2011·2 min readCompetition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit DevelopmentFrom the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 17, 2011·3 min readRestoring Memory, Repairing Damaged Brains With An Artificial HippocampusBiomedical engineers analyze and duplicate the neural mechanism of learning in rats Scientists have developed a way to turn memories...Read More
Electrophysiology·June 9, 2011·2 min readNicotine Triggered Appetite Suppression Site Identified in BrainIt is widely known that smoking inhibits appetite, but what is not known, is what triggers this process in the...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·May 17, 2011·1 min readSodium Channels Evolved Before Animals’ Nervous Systems, Research ShowsAn essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2011·3 min readMolecular Architecture of Key NMDA Receptor Subunit RevealedCSHL structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit Structure of GluN2D subunit when docked with certain neurotransmitters...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 21, 2011·2 min readFunctioning Synapse Created Using Carbon NanotubesResearchers create functioning synapse using carbon nanotubes. Devices might be used in brain prostheses, or combined into a massive network...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·April 18, 2011·2 min readHow the Bilingual Brain Copes with AgingAs brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 6, 2011·2 min readHuman Taste Cells Regenerate in a DishSuccess opens doors extending from health to new taste molecules Following years of futile attempts, new research from the Monell...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2011·2 min readBlood Simple Circuitry for CyborgsSimplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces?...Read More
