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The image shows abnormal labeling spanning multiple layers of cortex.

Autism Featured Neurology

·March 26, 2014·4 min read

Patches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in Autism

A new study gives direct and clear new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.

The doctor and patient share a look at the LVAD in this image.

Featured Neurology

·March 26, 2014·4 min read

History Is Made with First Small LVAD Implant for Young Patient

A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is only one of three people in the US to receive a LVAD to keep his weakened heart pumping blood around his body.

Featured Neuroethics

·March 26, 2014·6 min read

Significant Progress Toward Creating “Benchtop Human” Reported

Researchers move a step closer to creating a bench-top human which could eventually replace animal testing.

Autism Featured

·March 26, 2014·3 min read

New Clue to Autism Found Inside Brain Cells

Problems with memory formation, social interactions and higher level thinking in people with autism may be partially attributed to the activity of receptors in the brain, a new study suggests.

The image shows the location of the frontal cortex in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 25, 2014·4 min read

EEG Study Suggests Brain Infers Structure and Rules of Tasks

EEG recordings help predict how people apply context and rules to learning new tasks.

This diagram shows the process from seeing a picture to the reconstructed image.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 25, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Reconstruct Facial Images Locked in a Viewer’s Mind

Using data from fMRI brain scans, researchers accurately reconstruct images of human faces as viewed by other people

This MRI scan shows a sagital view of the human head.

Featured Neurology

·March 25, 2014·3 min read

Brain Differences in College Aged Occasional Drug Users

Researchers discover impaired neuronal activity in parts of the brain associated with anticipatory functioning in young adults who occasionally use stimulant drugs.

The image shows neurons created from the iPSCs.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 25, 2014·7 min read

First Stem Cell Study of Bipolar Disorder Yields Promising Results

Stem cell model develops neurons which behave and respond differently to lithium, opening the door for potential new treatments for bipolar disorder, researchers report.

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·March 25, 2014·3 min read

Sensing Gravity with Acid

Researchers uncover evidence that proton concentration plays a key role in communication between neurons.

The image shows the MRI brain data. The caption best describes the image.

Featured Genetics

·March 25, 2014·4 min read

MRI Reveals Genetic Activity

Researchers adapt MRI techniques to visualize gene activity in the brain.

This still from the video shows the neural growth in time lapse.

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·March 24, 2014·6 min read

New Technique Sheds Light on Human Neural Networks

Using SLIM techniques, researchers show how embryonic stem cells derived neurons in a network form.

This image shows the different types of cells found.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 24, 2014·4 min read

Seeking a Parts List for the Retina

Researchers use a computer algorithm to trace the shape of neurons and group them based on structural similarity. They were able to sort more than 350 mouse retinal neurons into 15 types, including six previously unidentified types.