neuroscience
Pulsed laser light turns whole-brain activity on and off
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The study may guide deep brain stimulation therapies used for traumatic brain injury and other neurological disorders.
Study finds altered brain chemistry in people with autism
Posted in Science on 18th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Neuroscientists link autism to reduced activity of key neurotransmitter in human brain.
Stanford researcher scans his own brain for a year and a half, the most studied in the world
Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Psychologist experiments on himself, documenting his neural, metabolic, and genetic changes over 18 months.
3D video games could make your memory better according to a neuroscience study
Posted in Games on 9th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
A study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that 3D video games can boost performance on memory tests by up to 12%.
Possible biochemical mechanism underlying long-term memories identified
Posted in Science on 7th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Why do some of our memories fade away, while others last forever? Now scientists have identified a possible biochemical mechanism.