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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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·November 10, 2014·3 min read

Findings Challenge Assumptions About How Information Is Encoded in the Brain

Researchers discover a population of neurons in the PPC of rats which process information in a way that supports multiple behaviors at once.

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·November 10, 2014·4 min read

Why Beat Deaf Individuals Are Unable to Keep a Beat or Tap Along with Music

Find it hard to clap to a beat? A new study reports beat deafness is due to an inability to synchronize sounds.

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·November 8, 2014·5 min read

Inside the Colourful World of Animal Vision

Due to differences in visual systems, not all animals see the world in the same way.

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·November 8, 2014·3 min read

3D Deep Imaging Advance Likely to Drive New Biological Insights

Researchers develop a new, fast and inexpensive imaging technique for deep tissue immunolabelling.

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·November 7, 2014·6 min read

Circadian Rhythms Shift for Later Sleep, but School Remains Early for Teens

A new study proposes later start times for middle and high school student to accommodate changes to teenage circadian rhythm.

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·November 7, 2014·3 min read

Where the Brain Makes Difficult Decisions

Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in executive control.

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·November 6, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Present New Findings About Human Brain Plasticity

According to new research, oligodendrocytes could contribute to the superior plasticity of the human brain.

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·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Provide First Peek at How Neurons Multitask

A new study sheds light on how a single neuron can perform multiple functions in a model organism.

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·November 6, 2014·4 min read

Ghost Illusion Created in the Lab

Manipulating sensorimotor input, researchers invoke a 'ghostly' illusion for study participants.

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·November 5, 2014·4 min read

Piglet Brain Atlas New Tool in Understanding Human Infant Brain Development

A newly developed online tool could aid future postnatal brain growth studies.

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·November 3, 2014·3 min read

Neuroscientists Offer Novel Insight on Brain Networks

A new study looks at how the brain changes as we age and how different areas of the brain communicate with one another.

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·October 31, 2014·3 min read

Link Seen Between Seizures and Migraines in the Brain

Researchers discover a link between the dynamics of seizures and spreading depression associated with migraine auras.

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