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Stimulating Brain Cells Can Make False Memories
By activating a subset of
brain cells in mice,
researchers changed the way
the animals remembered a
particular setting. To
determine if they could
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Re-Learning How to See: Researchers Find Crucial on-Off Switch in Visual Development
A new discovery offers hope
for treating "lazy eye" and
other serious visual
problems that are usually
permanent unless they are
... > full story
Two Dimensions of Value: Dopamine Neurons Represent Reward but Not Aversiveness
The experiments reported
here show that dopamine
neurons are sensitive to the
value of reward but not
punishment (like the
... > full story
Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia
Researchers have
reverse-engineered the
outlines of a disrupted
prenatal gene network in
schizophrenia, by tracing
spontaneous mutations to
... > full story
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Speedier Scans Reveal New Distinctions in Resting and Active Brain
August 1, 2013 — A boost in the speed of brain scans is unveiling new insights into how brain regions work with each other in cooperative groups called ... > full story -
A New Tool for Brain Research
August 1, 2013 — Physicists and neuroscientists have unlocked one of the mysteries of the human brain, thanks to new research using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography ... > full story -
Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells
July 31, 2013 — Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They occur when a normal prion protein becomes deformed and clumped. The naturally occurring ... > full story -
Mechanisms of Cell Orientation in the Brain Decoded
July 31, 2013 — Transmembrane protein NG2 controls the orientation of cell migration toward a ... > full story -
Words and Actions: What Is the Connection Between Linguistic and Motor Functions?
July 31, 2013 — According to some neuroscientists the linguistic and the motor systems are strictly “tied up”. That is to say, for instance, that to understand the word “drinking” our brain ... > full story -
Second Known Case of Patient Developing Synesthesia After Brain Injury
July 30, 2013 — A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke. About nine months after suffering a stroke, the patient noticed that ... > full story -
Migraines Associated With Variations in Structure of Brain Arteries
July 26, 2013 — The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study reports. Variations in arterial anatomy lead to asymmetries in ... > full story -
Cellular Mechanisms for Attention in Brain Uncovered
July 26, 2013 — The ability to pay attention to relevant information while ignoring distractions is a core brain function. Without the ability to focus and filter out "noise," we could not effectively interact with ... > full story -
A Faster Vessel for Charting the Brain
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have created "souped up" versions of the calcium-sensitive proteins that for the past decade or so have given scientists an unparalleled view and understanding of brain-cell ... > full story -
Analysis of 26 Networked Autism Genes Suggests Functional Role in the Cerebellum
July 25, 2013 — Scientists have obtained intriguing insights into two groups of autism candidate genes in the mammalian brain that new evidence suggests are functionally and spatially related. The newly published ... > full story
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