FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 1, 2011·2 min readSkywalker Ensures Optimal Communication Between NeuronsCommunication errors between brain cells may lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s Patrik Verstreken (VIB/K.U.Leuven) has discovered the mechanism...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2011·2 min readThe Brain Against Words in the MirrorMost people can read texts reflected in a mirror slowly and with some effort, but a team of scientists from...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2011·4 min readFruit Fly’s Response to Starvation Could Help Control Human AppetitesBiologists at UC San Diego have identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2011·2 min readBlood Simple Circuitry for CyborgsSimplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces?...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2011·3 min read‘Can you hear me now?’ Researchers Detail How Neurons Decide How to Transmit InformationThere are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2011·2 min readMicroRNA’s Role In Risk Factor For Panic DisorderA new study implicates microRNAs as a possible molecular switch which could contribute to a risk factor for panic disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2011·3 min readLarger Hippocampal Volume Associated With PTSD RecoveryA new study suggests, on average, people with greater hippocampal volume are better able to recover from post traumatic stress disorder than those with reduced hippocampal volume.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 17, 2011·4 min readSimilarities Between Plant Reproduction and Animal Nervous SystemsResearch using tobacco plants and Arabidopsis Thaliana weeds has answered long standing mysteries about sexual reproduction in plants. The research...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 14, 2011·5 min readRatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less AnesthesiaA wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that rats can wear on their heads has been developed and tested effectively.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 11, 2011·6 min readLive Longer and Prosper by Doing the Opposite of What You’ve Heard: Maybe Read this FirstThe claim that stress can shorten your life isn’t necessarily true, according to researchers at UC Riverside. Undertaking a twenty...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 10, 2011·2 min readBone Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Young Traumatic Brain Injury PatientsThe results of a Phase 1 clinical trial involving stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow used to treat traumatic brain injury in children show that the procedure is safe.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 9, 2011·4 min readNeural Network Model of 10 Neuron Visual Processing Circuit CreatedNeurobiology research combining laser scanning and electron microscopy, novel neuroimaging techniques and neural network modeling is providing new insight into how real neural circuits may behave.Read More
