FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 18, 2012·3 min readClues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less SpongeUC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·June 15, 2012·3 min readGenetic Markers – Hope for New Brain Tumor TreatmentsResearchers at The University of Nottingham have identified three sets of genetic markers that could potentially pave the way for...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 14, 2012·3 min readGene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sGene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2012·3 min readResearchers Determine Pathway for Origin of Most Common Form of Brain and Spinal Cord TumorJohns Hopkins scientists hope discovery will drive drug treatments. Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered one of the most...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2012·4 min readInner Ear May Hold Key to Ancient Primate BehaviorCT scans of fossilized primate skulls or skull fragments from both the Old and New Worlds may shed light on...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify New Group of Proteins in Brains of Alzheimer’s PatientsResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel group of proteins that accumulate in the brains...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 13, 2012·6 min readHormones, Elvis and Human EmotionShedding light on what makes people feel and act the way they do. The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2012·3 min readConscious Perception is a Matter of Global Neural NetworksNew findings support the view that the content of consciousness is not localised in a unique cortical area. Consciousness is...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2012·2 min readNaturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic PainResearchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2012·5 min readStudy Reveals How Brain Performs Motor Chunking TasksYou pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A....Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2012·2 min readGut Bacteria Regulate HappinessAPC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readBrain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman SyndromeNew research by scientists at the University of University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying...Read More
