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Why are only 20% of synapses active during neurotransmission?
Posted in Science on 1st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Silent synapses hint at a mechanism of information coding in the brain thats yet to be revealed, researchers hypothesize.
Mental abilities are shaped by individual differences in the brain
Posted in Science on 29th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests that brains also have different traits that affect both anatomical and cognitive factors, such as intelligence and memory.
Pentagon Research Could Make 'Brain Modem' a Reality
Posted in Science on 28th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Until recently, an impossible technological feat: developing a high-bandwidth neural interface that would allow people to beam data from their minds to external devices and back.
Obesity linked to 'worse memory'
Posted in Medicine on 27th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Tests on 50 people showed being overweight was linked to worse "episodic memory" or the ability to remember past experiences.
Ordinary skin cells turned into brain tumor predators
Posted in Medicine on 25th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Glioblastomas are the most common and fatal form of brain cancer, carrying a survival rate beyond two years of just 30 percent.