Autism Brain Response Theory a Dead End
A new study challenges the neuronal unreliability theory of autism.... Read More...
Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology research articles can cover research involving whole cell patch-clamp recordings, voltage clamping, current clamping, multielectrode arrays, EEG, brain machine interfaces, field potentials, neural prosthetics, deep brain stimulation, synaptic plasticity and other work.
Robotic Cleaning Technique Could Automate Neuroscience Research
A new robotic cleaning technique allows for pipettes used for patch clamp recordings to be used for as many as 11 recordings, researchers report.... Read More...
Meditation Keeps Emotional Brain in Check
Meditation can help people to take their negative emotions, a new study reports.... Read More...
Motivation to Bully is Regulated by Brain’s Reward Circuits
Researchers report bullying behavior activates primary reward circuits in the brain, making it a pleasurable behavior to a certain subset of individuals.... Read More...
The Finer Details of Neuronal Communication
Researchers have optimized optical and electrophysiological recordings from single neurons to study axonal excitability with unprecedented detail.... Read More...
Developmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories: Mouse Study
The prefrontal cortex goes goes through a rearrangement during adolescence, where it forms a significant number of new connections to the hippocampus, a new study reports.... Read More...
Giving Astrocytes the Recognition They Deserve
Researchers report on how astrocytes help control the strength of connections between neurons.... Read More...
Improved Brain Mapping Tool 20 Times More Powerful Than Previous Version
Researchers have developed a new reagent that is able to map neural networks 20 times more efficiently than their previous versions.... Read More...
Intracellular Recordings Using Nanotower Electrodes
Researchers have developed a new 3D microneedle nanoscale tipped electrode that exceeds the range of conventional nanotube based intracellular devices.... Read More...
4Hz Oscillations Synchronize Prefrontal Amygdala Circuits During Fear Behavior
Researchers show freezing behavior associated with feat is associated with an internally generated brain state that manifests in sustained 4 Hz oscillatory dynamics in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex-basolateral amygdala circuits.... Read More...
How the Brain Builds Place Memories
Researchers have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats.... Read More...
An Amazing Axon Adventure
Researchers are using a variety of techniques to better understand how the brain 'wires up'.... Read More...