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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 6, 2012·6 min readAmyloid Plaques in 3DAlzheimer Plagues in 3d – Swiss researchers succeeded in generating detailed three-dimensional images of the spatial distribution of amyloid plaques...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·6 min readNeuroscientists Reach Major Milestone in Whole-Brain Circuit Mapping ProjectNeuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reached an important milestone today, publicly releasing the first installment of data from...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 1, 2012·4 min readWalking Again After Spinal Cord InjuryNeuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the ‘spinal brain’ and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe...Read More
NeurosciencePsychology·May 31, 2012·3 min readA Post-Coital Switch: Mapping the Changing Behaviors in the Female Fruit Fly’s MindIf men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn’t be surprising that their neural circuits differ....Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 30, 2012·2 min readTiny Genetic Variations Led to Big Changes in the Evolving BrainChanges to just three genetic letters among billions contributed to the evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory circuits...Read More
