ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2018·4 min readHow the Brain’s Grid System Maps Mental SpacesAn international team of researchers have been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2018·4 min readElectricity Sparks Neural Diversity During Brain DevelopmentResearchers report bioelectrical potential is a driving force for stem cells to generate different neuron types during embryogenesis.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·5 min readYour Brain with a MigraineResearchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be used to stop it in its tracks.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2018·3 min readNew Technique Helps Uncover Changes in ALS NeuronsA new method reveals some ALS affected neurons display hypo-excitability. Researchers say these changes most likely represent early steps in the disease progression.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 22, 2018·6 min readNew Microscope Captures Detailed 3-D Movies of Cells Deep Within Living SystemsResearchers have created a revolutionary new tool to help shed light on living cells. By combining two existing imaging technologies, researchers were able to image living cells in 3D.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2018·4 min readKeeping the Excitement Under ControlResearchers have developed a new method to identify and monitor the activity of 'quiet' neurons.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 26, 2018·5 min readSeeing the Brain’s Electrical ActivityA new optogenetics approach allows the imaging of neurotransmission without the use of electrode, researchers report.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 1, 2018·5 min readBody Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get StartedResearchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·November 8, 2017·9 min readNew Silicon Probe Records Activity of Hundreds of Neurons SimultaneouslyNew probe will provide researchers with a clearer picture of how neurons and different parts of the brain work together to process information.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2017·4 min readThe Rhythm of MemoryA new Nature Communications study sheds light on how the brain processes information relevant to memory.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 16, 2017·2 min readLearning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain RegionResearchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2017·6 min readNerve Cells’ Gatekeepers Take Many FormsRice University researchers detail the dynamics of how receptors alter their shapes to control sensitivity of the gate to chemical signals.Read More
