FeaturedNeuroethics·December 15, 2011·4 min readIOM Report Recommends Stringent Limits On Use Of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchGiven that chimpanzees are so closely related to humans and share similar behavioral traits, the National Institutes of Health should...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2011·2 min readScientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative MemoryResearchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 14, 2011·3 min readTowards a Therapy to Healing StrokeKIT Biologists Supply Major Results for Understanding the Thalamus, the “Relay Center” of the Brain The thalamus is the central...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 10, 2011·2 min readResearchers Design Alzheimer’s AntibodiesA Surprisingly Simple Method To Target Harmful Proteins Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurology·December 7, 2011·4 min readChanges in Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles to Grow Eyes in Back, TailResearchers discover that changes in bioelectric signals cause tadpoles to grow eyes in back, tail For the first time, scientists...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 2, 2011·3 min readNovel Drug Makes Brain Tumors Glow Hot PinkBright color distinguishes tumor from healthy tissue to improve tumor resection Just 24 hours after Lisa Rek sang at her...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 29, 2011·2 min readLook at That! Ravens Use Gestures, TooRavens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other Pointing and holding up objects in order to...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 28, 2011·1 min readResearchers Design Steady Handed Robot for Brain SurgeryNeurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 11, 2011·3 min readAttention and Awareness UncoupledBrain imaging experiments uncouple two apparently intimately connected mental processes In everyday life, attention and awareness appear tightly interwoven. Attending...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 10, 2011·3 min readParkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 4, 2011·2 min readBrain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry – T gondii Affects DopamineA research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in...Read More
