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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·April 3, 2014·2 min read

Bioengineer Studying How the Brain Controls Movement

Researchers use computer technology to help understand how the brain circuitry controls movement.

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·April 2, 2014·6 min read

Most Comprehensive Wiring Diagram of Mammalian Brain to Date

Researchers provide the first comprehensive data set on how the mammalian brain is wired.

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·April 1, 2014·3 min read

Switching Brain Cells with Less Light

A new computer model explains how ion channels react to optogenetics.

The image shows the areas of the brain light up under MEG when watching movies and also the brain wave pattern.

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·April 1, 2014·3 min read

Movies Synchronize Brains

Using MEG, researchers develop a method fast enough to observe immediate changes in brain function when a person watches a movie.

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·March 31, 2014·5 min read

Computer Maps 21 Distinct Emotional Expressions, Even Happily Disgusted

Researchers discover a new way for computers to recognize 21 distinct and complex facial expressions.

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·March 31, 2014·4 min read

New Respect for Primary Visual Cortex

Researchers discover the V1 brain region performs complex sequence learning.

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·March 27, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Pinpoint Neurons Where Select Memories Grow

Researchers pinpoint a number of neurons in the brain where certain types of memory occur.

The image shows a slice of a mouse hippocampus with the interneurons and mossy fibers dyed.

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·March 27, 2014·4 min read

Chronic Stress in Early Life Causes Anxiety and Aggression in Adulthood, Researchers Find

Researchers report results of experiments designed to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood.