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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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·April 14, 2011·3 min read

Eyes Made of Rock Let Chitons See Predators

Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators,...

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·April 13, 2011·4 min read

Scientists Recreate Brain Cells from Skin Cells to Study Schizophrenia Safely

A team of scientists at Penn State University, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and other institutions have developed a...

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·April 12, 2011·3 min read

Weight Loss Improves Memory

John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a...

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·April 9, 2011·5 min read

Researcher Doggedly Pursues New Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in Coma

Familiar voices, magnetic stimulation being tested in 2 clinical trials We’ve all watched it unfold on soap operas, medical dramas...

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·April 9, 2011·2 min read

People Control Thoughts Better When They See Their Brain Activity

As humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people...

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·April 8, 2011·2 min read

Dopamine Controls Formation of New Brain Cells

A study of the salamander brain has led researchers at Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the...

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·April 7, 2011·3 min read

Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in Speech

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech.

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·April 7, 2011·2 min read

Freeway Air Bad for Mouse Brain

Study finds brain damage typical of aging and memory loss after short-term exposure to vehicle pollution If mice commuted, their...

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·April 6, 2011·3 min read

The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem Cells

Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...