FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2013·2 min readMapping Objects in the BrainResearcher report a brain region which responds to a particular category of objects consists of a small cluster of neurons which encodes the visual features of these objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·5 min readAncient Cranial SurgeryAncient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·3 min readBrain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature FasterThe process of neural connection re-organization begins earlier in girls. Researchers believe this may explain why they mature faster during teenage years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2013·2 min readResearch Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine AddictionResearchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 16, 2013·3 min readSynaptic Mechanisms of Brain WavesResearchers explore synaptic mechanisms of rhythmic brain waves thanks to custom designed tools.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2013·3 min readNo Two People Smell the SameResearchers explore the triggers for specific odor receptors and find no two people smell things the same way.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2013·3 min readScientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain StimulationResearchers successfully demonstrate a technique to enhance self control through a new form of brain stimulation.Read More
Neuroscience·December 12, 2013·2 min readBrain Structure Shows Affinity With NumbersResearchers show the individual differences in how we process numbers have a structural basis in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 12, 2013·5 min readOptogenetics As Good As Electrical StimulationResearchers show optogenetics can be as good as, if not better than, using electrical stimulation in neuroscience research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2013·2 min readStudy Raises Questions About Longstanding Forensic Identification TechniqueResearchers have shown there is not enough variation in skull shapes to make a positive forensic identification.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 10, 2013·4 min readNeural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain InjuryResearchers restored behavior in a rat model of TBI using a neuroprosthetic device.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 9, 2013·4 min readBalancing Old and New SkillsA new computational model explains how the brain can learn new tasks while remembering what it has already learned.Read More