The Ultimate Neuronal Activity Sensor is Here
I made my PhD in the field of neuroscience, more specifically in neuroimaging. But contrary to what the term might suggest to many we didn’t...
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Neuroscience
Brain and nervous system research, and the imaging and recording technology that makes it possible.
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Social Isolation Affects Immune System
A team of researchers led by the University of Chicago have discovered the molecular mechanism by which social isolation affects health and causes premature death. Loneliness triggers...
Blog
Hydra Transforms Epithelium Into Rudimentary Nervous System
The freshwater polyp Hydra can regenerate all its body from just a fragment, and survives after losing all its nervous system. Scientists from the University of...
Basic Research
One Year in Space to Plan the Journey to Mars
With the three-year journey to Mars in mind, NASA is studying the risks of spending long periods of time in space. Scott Kelly will live...
Environment
Anti-Alzheimer´s Drug Shows Anti-Aging Effects
Scientists from Salk Institute have found that the experimental anti-Alzheimer´s drug J147 has unexpected anti-aging properties in animals. Mice treated with J147 had better memory...
Biomedicine
Several New Subtypes of Serotonergic Neurons Identified
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have identified several new subtypes of serotonergic neurons. Each subgroup is responsible for a specific role, like mood, appetite or...
Neuroscience
Smoking Keeps You Awake When You Drink
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri has discovered that nicotine compensates the drowsiness caused by alcohol. The finding, published in the Journal...
Biomedicine
Shimadzu Presents a New Device for Brain-Function Imaging
Shimadzu has launched the LABNIRS, a functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (fNIRS) system with high sensitivity and performance, easy operation and great potential for scalability. The...
Basic Research