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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience can involve research from many branches of science including those involving neurology, brain science, neurobiology, psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, prosthetics, neuroimaging, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, biology, robotics and technology.

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·December 5, 2015·6 min read

Tracking How The Developing Brain is Assembled

Researchers have developed new 3D software that tracks the brain development in a worm embryo.

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·December 4, 2015·5 min read

Reading the Mind of a Fly

Study could provide new insights into the computational processes that underlie the workings of the human brain.

Image of a brain scan with the hippocampus highlighted.

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·December 4, 2015·3 min read

Hippocampus Micro-Map Accelerates Neurology Research

A new, detailed map of the hippocampus us helping to accelerate research and develop better treatments for epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

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·December 3, 2015·2 min read

Biochemical Mechanism Could Explain How Long-Term Memories Are Formed

A new study reveals a possible biochemical mechanism which underlies the formation of long-term memories.

Brain scans from newborn babies. The caption best describes the image.

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·December 3, 2015·4 min read

Insufficient Iron Intake During Pregnancy Has Effect on Infant’s Brain Development

A new study reports inadequate iron intake during pregnancy can have implications for infant brain development.

Image shows different brain tissue samples.

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·December 3, 2015·4 min read

Revealing the Detailed Architecture of the Brain

Researchers have developed a new way to classify neurons by imaging and labeling the proteins found in each cell.

Image demonstrates how a Toxoplasma infection alters the inhibitory nerve terminals.

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·December 3, 2015·5 min read

Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii Alters Brain Signaling

Toxoplasmosis alters neural pathways specifically related to GABA, a new study reports.

Illustration shows presynaptic deletion of the two G-protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting proteins.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 3, 2015·3 min read

Shedding Light on How Neurons Communicate

A new study reports researchers have discovered a critical molecule that regulates synaptic transmission.

Image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

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·December 2, 2015·3 min read

Aerobic Exercise and Physical Activity Important for Healthy Brain Function

A new study reports that, regardless of gender, young adults who are more aerobically fit have greater volume of the entorhinal cortex, an area of the brain implicated in memory.