FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 27, 2012·5 min readNew Vaccine for Nicotine Addiction Successfully Tested in MiceWeill Cornell researchers develop novel antibody vaccine that blocks addictive nicotine chemicals from reaching the brain. Researchers at Weill Cornell...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2012·4 min readResearchers Show Neural Fingerprints of Memory AssociationsResearchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2012·3 min readNew Candidate Drug Stops Cancer Cells and Regenerates Nerve CellsScientists have developed a small-molecule-inhibiting drug that in early laboratory cell tests stopped breast cancer cells from spreading and also...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2012·3 min readNeurons That Control Overeating Also Drive Appetite for CocaineResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain...Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·4 min readScientists Identify Protein Required to Regrow Injured Nerves in LimbsA protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...Read More
NeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 18, 2012·3 min readRobots Get a Feel for the WorldRobots equipped with tactile sensor able to identify materials through touch, paving the way for more useful prostheses. What does...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 18, 2012·3 min readClues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less SpongeUC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2012·4 min readInner Ear May Hold Key to Ancient Primate BehaviorCT scans of fossilized primate skulls or skull fragments from both the Old and New Worlds may shed light on...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2012·3 min readConscious Perception is a Matter of Global Neural NetworksNew findings support the view that the content of consciousness is not localised in a unique cortical area. Consciousness is...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2012·2 min readNaturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic PainResearchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2012·5 min readStudy Reveals How Brain Performs Motor Chunking TasksYou pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A....Read More
