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Punishment can enhance performance, academics find

The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A study led by researchers from the University's School of Psychology, published recently ...

Neuroscience created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

In gerbils, stem cells boost hopes of ending deafness

Scientists working with deaf gerbils said on Wednesday they had found a way of coaxing early stem cells into specialised ear cells that helped the rodents hear sound once more.

Medical research created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A better brain implant: Slim electrode cozies up to single neurons

(Medical Xpress)—A thin, flexible electrode developed at the University of Michigan is 10 times smaller than the nearest competition and could make long-term measurements of neural activity practical at ...

Neuroscience created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxious girls' brains work harder

In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, Michigan State University scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina

For the very first time researchers have streamed braille patterns directly into a blind patient's retina, allowing him to read four-letter words accurately and quickly with an ocular neuroprosthetic device. ...

Neuroscience created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Paralyzed man uses mind-powered robot arm to touch

Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend's hand. Such ordinary acts - but a milestone for a paralyzed man.

Medical research created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Electrical stimulation to the brain makes learning easier

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study presented at the British Science Festival by Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg from the University of Oxford shows that the application of small electrical currents to specific parts ...

Neuroscience created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Brain's stem cells 'eavesdrop' to find out when to act

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation decide to remain dormant or create new ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Protein-based coating could help rehabilitate long-term brain function

Brain-computer interfaces are at the cutting edge for treatment of neurological and psychological disorder, including Parkinson's, epilepsy, and depression. Among the most promising advance is deep brain stimulation ...

Neuroscience created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research on how the brain makes decisions

(Medical Xpress)—Neuroscience researchers at Trinity College Dublin have opened a new avenue for research on how the brain enables us to make decisions about our environment. By observing the gradual formation ...

Neuroscience created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Research team finds human brain particularly sensitive to images of animals

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have long known that the right amygdala (one of two almond-shaped parts of the brain located deep with the temporal lobes) is heavily involved in processing memory and emotional ...

Neuroscience created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

World premiere of muscle- and nerve-controlled arm prosthesis

For the first time an operation has been conducted, at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis. ...

Medical research created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Success in patients with major depression: For the first time, physicians stimulated patients' medial forebrain bundles

Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Chronic pain and shaking under control using 'pacemaker for the brain'

How does electrical stimulation affect the brain? A project by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, launched in early 2012, studies the impact mechanism of deep brain stimulation and develops ...

Neuroscience created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Relieving chronic pain

A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain passes an important safety test.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast