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Growing New Neurons May Help Us Adapt Better
Posted in Medicine on 25th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenges a major dogma in the field of neuroscience.
Deep brain imaging reveals which nearly identical neurons are associated with specific behaviors
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
More precise mapping of how individual neurons interact in the brain.
New fibers can deliver optogenetic signals and drugs directly into the brain while allowing simultaneous electrical readout
Posted in Medicine on 31st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
MIT scientists have developed a new method of coping with the complexity of studying the brain.
Global ENIGMA consortium cracks brains genetic codes for aging
Posted in Science on 24th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
8 common gene mutations leading to brain aging in over 30,000 brain scans that may unlock mysteries of Alzheimers, autism, and other neurological disorders.
Optogenetics captures synaptic transmission in live mammalian brain for the first time
Posted in Science on 27th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
This could significantly expand our knowledge of connectivity between various types of neurons as a more realistic alternative to in vitro studies.