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Mitochondrial dynamics in neurons: Whats all the fuss about?

(Medical Xpress)—In the epic series Star Wars, the mysterious energy field known simply as, the Force, was communicated by microscopic endosymbionts known as midichlorians. Their real world counterparts, ...

Neuroscience created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Study of brain activity in monkeys shows how the brain processes mistakes made by others

Humans and other animals learn by making mistakes. They can also learn from observing the mistakes of others. The brain processes self-generated errors in a region called the medial frontal cortex (MFC) but ...

Neuroscience created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How doctors make diagnoses

Doctors use similar brain mechanisms to make diagnoses and to name objects, according to a study published in the Dec. 14 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE and led by Marcio Melo of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil ...

Neuroscience created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0