Neuroscience News
Discovery gives insight into brain 'replay' process
The hippocampus, a part of the brain essential for memory, has long been known to "replay" recently experienced events. Previously, replay was believed to be a simple process of reviewing recent ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Mother's flu during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of schizophrenia
Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Research reveals that temporary hearing deprivation can lead to 'lazy ear'
Hearing scientist Daniel Polley, Ph.D., an investigator at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories of Auditory Physiology, has gained new insight into why a relatively ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Researchers demonstrate link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia
In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers at UC Davis have provided evidence that deficits in a brain chemical may be responsible for some of ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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The scientific brain: Human brain processes predictable sensory input in particularly efficient manner
(PhysOrg.com) -- It turns out that there is a striking similarity between how the human brain determines what is going on in the outside world and the job of scientists. Good science involves ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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How to Map the Human Brain
Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing synaptic connections between neurons by hand has proven painstakingly ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from FOXNews
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Blog - Research Reveals Ritalin's Brain Boosting Benefits
The ADHD drug improves attention by enhancing neural plasticity. New research in animals sheds light on how Ritalin, the stimulant drug prescribed to millions of children each year in the United ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from MIT Technology Review
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The nanoscience/neuroscience intersection: A dialogue
In a far-reaching dialogue, three researchers -- Nicholas Spitzer, Kwabena Boahen and Hongkun Park -- discuss the synergy between nanoscience and neuroscience, what it means for the future, ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Eurekalert
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Mind-reading computers turn heads at high-tech fair
Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains have become a major draw at the world's biggest high-tech fair.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from The Independent
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Transcendental Meditation activates default mode network, the brain's natural ground state
A new EEG study conducted on college students at American University found they could more highly activate the default mode network, a suggested natural "ground state" of the brain, during their ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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