Neuroscience
Noninvasive brain control
Optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, relies on light-sensitive proteins that...
Unexpected origin for important parts of the nervous system
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed...
New insight into how brain regulates its blood flow
In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia...
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
The human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing...
NIH releases bold and game-changing report calling for $4.5 billion in brain-research funding
Some news today about the federal BRAIN Initiative – a major research plan aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the...
Rhythmic brain activity used to track memories in progress
University of Oregon researchers have tapped the rhythm of memories as they occur in near real time in the human...
Brain signals link physical fitness
Children who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, researchers...
How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering...
Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice
New research from North Carolina State University pinpoints the areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with...
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits
In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how...
Research details how developing neurons sense a chemical cue
Symmetry is an inherent part of development. As an embryo, an organism’s brain and spinal cord, like the rest of...
Learning early in life may help keep brain cells alive
Using your brain – particularly during adolescence – may help brain cells survive and could impact how the brain functions...
Using Thoughts to Control Airplanes
Pilots of the future could be able to control their aircraft by merely thinking commands. Scientists of the Technische Universität...
Neuroscience’s grand question
Neurons live for many years but their components, the proteins and molecules that make up the cell are continually being...