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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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·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate

Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.

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·March 6, 2015·2 min read

Researchers Develop New Tools to Probe Mysteries of the Brain

Researchers have developed new tools to probe neurons.

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·March 5, 2015·2 min read

Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Two Generations Later

A new study finds prenatal exposure to PCBs change brain development in areas associated with metabolism. This change can be seen up to two generations later.

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·March 5, 2015·2 min read

Human Brains Age Less than Previously Thought

According to a researchers, changes associated with brain aging could be due to vascular changes and not neural activity.

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·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

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·March 4, 2015·1 min read

Obesity Is Associated with Lowered Opioid Receptor Availability

Using neuroimaging technology, researchers discover lower numbers of opioid receptors in the brain of obese people.

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·March 2, 2015·3 min read

Neuron Groups, Not Single Cells, Maintain Brain Stability

A new study reports neural networks preserve memories better than individual neurons.

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·March 2, 2015·3 min read

Sleep Walking Neurons

New findings could help treat navigational problems associated with neurological disorders.

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·March 2, 2015·3 min read

Scientists Crack a Piece of the Neural Code for Learning and Memory

New research provides evidence of how changes in the activity of individual neurons can encode learning and memory.

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·March 2, 2015·4 min read

Basal Forebrain Neurons Fine Tune Consciousness by Synchronizing Rhythms

A new study provides deeper understanding of the mechanisms the brain uses to sync up for conscious thought.

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·February 27, 2015·2 min read

Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brain

New research using EEG technology explores the role the hippocampus plays in unconscious memory.

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·February 26, 2015·5 min read

Left or Right? The Brain Knows Before You Move

A new study reports researchers have identified a neural circuit which connects motor planning to movement.

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