Neuroscience
01 Oct 2019
Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?
Only brain activity involving ‘L5p neurons’ enters conscious awareness, says new theory; Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Neuroscience
31 May 2019
Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain
New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
25 Apr 2019
Gender-biased protein may play role in autism
A study suggests that autism-related brain proteins are more tightly regulated in females than in males; Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
15 Mar 2019
Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows
Cambridge researchers have developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
08 Mar 2019
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Scientists have developed a new AI tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder quickly and affordably: Frontiers in Neurology
Neuroscience
04 Mar 2019
New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma
A new study sheds light on the mechanism of prolonged neuronal degeneration following optic nerve injury, which could provide treatment targets for preserving eyesight; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Feb 2019
Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
18 Jan 2019
So cute you could crush it?
A UC Riverside professor’s first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Jan 2019
Computer hardware designed for 3D games could hold the key to replicating human brain
The group used graphics processing units (GPUs) to run their brain simulation software, which is already powering drones that think like insects and could help pinpoint the disease in the human brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
01 Jan 2019
Mind control pioneer adds new channels to the brain remote control
Bioengineers have created new tools for controlling neurons with light, that allow researchers to probe deeper into the function of the brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
17 Dec 2018
10 ways your research shaped the last decade
As Frontiers celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at 10 ways our authors’ research has contributed to, and built on, breakthroughs of the past decade.
Neuroscience
06 Dec 2018
Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development — now a study links the two
Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections in autism; Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
28 Nov 2018
Blue Brain Project releases first-ever digital 3D brain cell atlas
The Blue Brain Cell Atlas allows anyone to visualize every region in the mouse brain, cell-by-cell; Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
Neuroscience
26 Nov 2018
Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently
Females use and experience cannabis differently to males — and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says new review; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
13 Nov 2018
Older adults fitted with cochlear implants exhibit poor brain function
Cochlear implants do not fully compensate for the cognitive decline that has been associated with the loss of hearing in the elderly: Frontiers in Neuroscience