Neuroscience
The computational framework for standardizing neuroscience data worldwide
Thanks to standardized image file formats—like JPEG, PNG or TIFF—which store information every time you take a digital photo, you...
Lost memories might be able to be restored
New UCLA research indicates that lost memories can be restored. The findings offer some hope for patients in the early...
Researchers Help Unlock Mystery of Skin’s Sensory Abilities
Humans’ ability to detect the direction of movement of stimuli in their sensory world is critical to survival. Much of...
Protecting the brain
Neuroscience is a big field, populated by experts around the world. They search for treatments for people with brain and...
How the brain can distinguish good from bad smells
Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have found that in fruit flies, the quality and...
‘Microlesions’ in epilepsy discovered by novel technique
Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions...
Brain stimulation may hold key to treating anxiety
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have found that that brain stimulation may help retrain unhelpful cognitive habits associated...
Are you genetically predisposed to antisocial behavior?
Both positive and negative experiences influence how genetic variants affect the brain and thereby behaviour, according to a new study....
Study supports the theory that men are idiots
Sex differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency hospital admissions, and mortality are well documented. Males are more likely to be...
Worms’ mental GPS helps them find food
You’ve misplaced your cell phone. You start by scanning where you remember leaving it: on your bureau. You check and...
A step toward cracking the code of how brains work
Paying Attention Makes Touch-Sensing Brain Cells Fire Rapidly and in Sync. Whether we’re paying attention to something we see can...
Many memories, many rooms
Researchers have long wondered if there is an upper limit to our capacity to store memories and how we manage...
How to look inside the brain
There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using...
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans. Julie Shah (left) and Been Kim Photo Credit:...