neuroscience
Brain's taste secrets uncovered
Posted in Medicine on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The brain has specialist neurons for each of the five taste categories, salty, bitter, sour, sweet and umami, US scientists have discovered.
Scientists create Parkinson's disease in a dish
Posted in Science on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Attributed to a combination of genetic and nongenetic factors, Parkinson's disease has no completely effective therapy or cure.
Parkinson's stem cell 'breakthrough'
Posted in Medicine on 8th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson's disease, according to scientists in Sweden.
Brain-to-brain interface via Internet replicated, improved
Posted in Science on 6th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers have successfully replicated a direct brain-to-brain connection between pairs of people as part of a study following the teams initial demonstration a year ago.
A brain decoder that could read your inner thoughts
Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists have figured out how to read the words of our inner monologue, a finding that could help people who cannot physically speak to communicate with the world.