neuroscience

Allen Institute researchers decode patterns that make our brains human

Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have identified a set of just 32 gene-expression patterns for all 20,000 genes across 132 functionally distinct brain regions.

Exercise may protect against neurodegenerative diseases

Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Exercise may protect aging brains against the neurodegenerative diseases resulting from energy-depleting stress caused by neurotoxins.

Reprogramming neurons and rewiring the brain

Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new way to fix defective neural communication in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases, such as schizophrenia and autism.

Eating sweet food forms memories that may control eating habits

Posted in Science on 14th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Neurons in the dorsal hippocampus, the part of the brain that is critical for episodic memory, are activated by consuming sweets.

Researchers create synthetic synapse that could lead to more intelligent machines

Posted in Hardware on 12th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists have reported the development of a first-of-its-kind synthetic synapse that mimics the plasticity of the human brain.