neuroscience
Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain
Posted in Medicine on 6th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
One moment you're conscious, the next you're not. For the first time, researchers have switched off consciousness by electrically stimulating a single brain area.
Decline in trials for Alzheimer's disease
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
More than 99% of drug trials for Alzheimer's disease during the past decade have failed, according to a study.
Potential Alzheimer's drug prevents abnormal blood clots in the brain
Posted in Medicine on 30th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
The culprits behind Alzheimer's disease is believed to be the persistent blood clots that often form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Modeling how neurons work together to perform movements: not as random as we thought
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Could help design prosthetic limbs controlled via electrodes implanted in the brain.
Self-repairing mechanism helps to preserve brain function in neurodegenerative diseases
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Creating new neurons can help to preserve brain function in neurodegenerative diseases.