neuroscience
For Cocaine Addicts, Treatment with Magnets May Stop Craving
Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Can magnetic stimulation of the brain shake drug addicts out of their habit?
Could Implantable LEDs Relieve Your Pain?
Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new biocompatible device will make it easier for researchers to determine the neurological basis of pain.
Ultrasound captures rat brain in microscopic 3D
Posted in Science on 27th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have developed an ultrasound technique that can rapidly build up a 3D view of a network of blood vessels, in microscopic detail.
First real-time imaging of neural activity invented
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a new technique for watching the brains neurons at a speed that is just fast enough to capture the action potentials in real time for the first time.
Signaling molecule helps neurons find their way in the developing brain
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A molecule secreted in the spinal cord helps guide axons during a critical stage of central nervous system development in the embryo.