News tagged with brain wiring


New discovery in autism-related disorder reveals key mechanism in brain development and disease

A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in brain wiring, according to ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Neuroscientists reach major milestone in whole-brain circuit mapping project

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reached an important milestone today, publicly releasing the first installment out of 500 terabytes of data so far collected in their pathbreaking project to construct ...

Neuroscience created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Well-connected brains make you smarter in older age

Brains that maintain healthy nerve connections as we age help keep us sharp in later life, new research funded by the charity Age UK has found.

Neuroscience created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Your brain on dye: Imaging neuronal voltage with fluorescent sensors and molecular wires

(Medical Xpress) -- Optically monitoring the brain’s neuronal activity can be accomplished in several ways, including electrochromic dyes, hydrophobic anions, calcium imaging, or voltage-sensitive ion ...

Neuroscience created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

'Optogenetics' used to control reward-seeking behavior

Using a combination of genetic engineering and laser technology, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have manipulated brain wiring responsible for reward-seeking behaviors, such ...

Medical research created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast