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·December 4, 2014·5 min read

Scientists Identify Principal Protein Sensor for Touch

Researchers have identified a mechanoreceptor protein which mediates the sense of touch in mammals.

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·December 4, 2014·4 min read

Barrier Breaking Drug May Lead to Spinal Cord Injury Treatments

A new drug could partially relieve paralyzing spinal cord injuries, researchers report.

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·December 4, 2014·4 min read

Wireless Brain Sensor Could Unchain Neuroscience from Cables

Researchers have developed a neural transmitter which can stream data from the brain while the subject sleeps.

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·December 4, 2014·4 min read

3D Compass in the Brain

A group of neurons in the hippocampal formation sense which direction the head is pointed, a new study reports.

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·December 3, 2014·2 min read

Tobacco Smoke Toxin Could Increase Pain in Spinal Cord Injury and Worsen MS

Acrolein, a toxin found in cigarette smoke can exacerbate pain and worsen symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a new study reports.

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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

TBI can Disrupt Glymphatic System and Accelerate Dementia

A new study reports TBI can disrupt the function of the glymphatic system, causing a build up of toxic proteins in the brain and accelerating neurodegeneration.

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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Detect Brain Network That Gives Humans Superior Reasoning Skills

Researchers report the frontoparietal network plays a key role in why humans have superior reasoning skills.

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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.

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·December 3, 2014·2 min read

Wireless Nanorod Nanotube Film Enables Light Stimulation of Blind Retina

Researchers use nanotechnology to create a light sensitive film that could form the basis for a prosthetic retina.

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·December 2, 2014·5 min read

Brain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism Diagnosis

Neuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.

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·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.