Neuroscience

Neuroscience research articles are provided.

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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·May 16, 2016·11 min read

New Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive Electrodes

Researchers are developing new technologies that can stimulate and sense neurons in the human brain non-invasively.

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·May 16, 2016·4 min read

C. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains Emerge

Researchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.

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·May 13, 2016·4 min read

New Learning Rule For Pattern Completion

Researchers have discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the hippocampus.

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·May 13, 2016·4 min read

Evaluating Animal Threats and Human Intentions Uses Common Brain Network

A new study provides insight into basic features of human cognition; how we understand and evaluate other creatures.

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·May 13, 2016·3 min read

REM Sleep is a Keystone of Memory Formation in Mice

A new study provides evidence that REM sleep does play a vital role in memory formation, at least in mice.

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·May 12, 2016·4 min read

A “Sixth Sense” Protects Drivers, Except When Texting

A new study reports the anterior cingulate cortex intervenes when driving distracted, but not when texting and driving.

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·May 12, 2016·5 min read

Brain Cells That Aid Appetite Control Identified in Mice

Researchers report their discovery could open new doors for the development of drugs to control obesity and weight gain.

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·May 11, 2016·5 min read

Crowd Augmented Cognition: Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Accelerate Learning

Researchers have designed crowdsourcing frameworks that combine the best qualities of machine learning and human intelligence, in order to allow distributed groups of workers to perform complicated cognitive tasks.

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·May 11, 2016·5 min read

Development of Gaze Following in Monkey is Similar to Humans

Researchers report gaze following in monkeys develops in a way that is nearly identical to humans, suggesting the behavior may have deep evolutionary roots.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

Targeted Orphaned Domain May Lead to Drug Therapies

A new study reveals tthe serotonin type 3A ICD assembles into stable pentamers in solution in the absence of the other two domains, thought to be the drivers for oligomerization.