Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    Mining mouse movements to make more meds

    Animal models are a great way to look at psychoactive drugs and how they work. A new paper purports to simplify it all down to one test.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Brain stimulation restores movement in rats with spinal cord damage

    Implanted electrodes might help paralyzed humans walk.

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  3. Neuroscience

    3-D effects may require one eye only

    Peering through a peephole can bring flat images to life.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Sleep allows brain to wash out junk

    Discovery of fluids flowing in mice while they slumber could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

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  5. Neuroscience

    NFL players’ brains take a hit

    Brain scans reveal hidden abnormalities in retired football pros.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Electrodes dupe brain into feeling touch

    Stimulating the right neuron at the right time gave monkeys the sensation of contact.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Brainy videos

    A short film that uses humor and science to explain congenital anosmia has won the Society for Neuroscience’s 2013 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Some grape-scented compounds repel mosquitoes

    Molecules discovered to drive away bugs after researchers identify cells that detect, and are disgusted by, DEET.

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  9. Neuroscience

    An on-off switch for eating

    By triggering or silencing certain brain cells, scientists can get mice to feed or stop feeding regardless of hunger.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Some schemes to boost brainpower are too clever by half

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  11. Neuroscience

    Scented naps can dissipate fears

    People unlearned an odor's unpleasant accompaniment when they smelled it in their sleep.

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  12. Neuroscience

    A beacon illuminates a key Alzheimer’s protein

    In PET scans, researchers can now see tau, which accompanies amyloid in diseased brains.

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