Neuroscience
Exploring the brain in a new way: Researcher records neurons to understand cognition
Where is Waldo?
Oct 1, 2019
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How the brain remembers where you're going
Researchers have made new discoveries about how certain brainwaves aid navigation. They hope that the methods may benefit patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders one day.
Jul 5, 2019
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Children's brains reorganize after epilepsy surgery to retain visual perception
Children can keep full visual perception—the ability to process and understand visual information—after brain surgery for severe epilepsy, according to a study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National ...
Jun 4, 2019
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The brain's auto-complete function
When looking at a picture of a sunny day at the beach, we can almost smell the scent of sun screen. Our brain often completes memories and automatically brings back to mind the different elements of the original experience. ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Scientists find first evidence for necessary role of the human hippocampus in planning
A team of scientists reports finding the first evidence that the human hippocampus is necessary for future planning. Its findings, published in the journal Neuron, link its long-established role in memory with our ability ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Brain study shows coupled ripples in brain areas as part of memory recall
A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Duke University has found that parts of the brain experience coupled rippled high-frequency oscillations as part of the process of recalling a memory. In their ...
Medical research
Three studies show gains being made in using AI to create speech from brainwaves
Three teams working independently have uploaded papers to the bioRxiv preprint server outlining their research involving attempting to use neural network-based AI systems to translate brainwaves into decipherable speech. ...
Neuroscience
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
About 3.4 million Americans, or 1.2 percent of the population, have active epilepsy. Although the majority respond to medication, between 20 and 40 percent of patients with epilepsy continue to have seizures even after trying ...
Dec 20, 2018
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Scientists solve century-old neuroscience mystery—answers may lead to epilepsy treatment
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have solved a 125-year-old mystery of the brain, and, in the process, uncovered a potential treatment for acquired epilepsy.
Nov 9, 2018
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Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle
Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that controls the reproductive endocrine system, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study. Furthermore, the differences ...
Oct 12, 2018
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