neuroscience
Seeing sound: visual cortex processes auditory information too
Posted in Medicine on 28th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
The visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears when viewing the world.
Walking on Two legs Helped Humans Develop Complex Brain, Researchers Say
Posted in Science on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers say that learning to stand upright might have had helped humans develop a more complex brain than other primates.
Brains evolved multiple times and converged on similar designs
Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd May, 2014
by Alex Muller
New findings suggest that brains and nervous systems originated multiple times from scratch.
Brain 'noise' found to nurture synapses
Posted in Medicine on 10th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
A long-overlooked form of neuron-to-neuron communication called miniature neurotransmission plays an essential role in the development of synapses.
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression
Posted in Medicine on 7th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
About 40 percent of people fail to respond to antidepressant medication.