FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 15, 2011·2 min readStudy Finds Enzyme Disrupting Nerve Cell Communication in Alzheimer’s DiseaseA modified form of the enzyme Cdk5 is elevated in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients, where it triggers damage...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·August 5, 2011·2 min readProject to Use Prison Research in Studying Neural Basis of PsychopathyA leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons....Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2011·5 min readWhat Steers Vampires to Blood?UCSF researchers discover heat-detecting molecules on noses of vampire bats. Scientists have known for years that when vampire bats tear...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 2, 2011·3 min readTo Relieve Back Aches, Cornell Researchers Create Bioengineered Spinal Disc ImplantsEvery year, millions of people contend with lower back and neck discomfort. With intent to ease their pain, Cornell University...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connectome From Branch to BranchMax Planck scientists develop new analytical tools for the fast and accurate reconstruction of neural networks. The human brain is...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2011·3 min readResearchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic ArmsEngineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2011·3 min readResearchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto NanotubesPenn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 25, 2011·3 min readScientists Use New Technology to Show That Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in MiceWith the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, Stanford University researchers have shown that...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2011·2 min readGardening in the BrainSpecialist cells prune connections between neurons Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 20, 2011·5 min readResearchers Create First Artificial Neural Network Out of DNAMolecular soup exhibits brainlike behavior Artificial intelligence has been the inspiration for countless books and movies, as well as the...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2011·3 min readResearchers Find Neural Signature of Mental Time TravelAlmost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2011·4 min readThe Neuroscience of Creepy Robots – The Uncanny Valley PhenomenonYour Brain on Androids Ever get the heebie-jeebies at a wax museum? Feel uneasy with an anthropomorphic robot? What about...Read More
