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Team Develops First-Of-A-Kind <em>In-Vitro</em> 3D Neural Tissue Model

Team Develops First-Of-A-Kind In-Vitro 3D Neural Tissue Model

December 12, 2019

With these models, researchers hope to gain a better understanding of how the brain and neural networks work

CBD, THC Use during Early Pregnancy Can Disrupt Fetal Development

November 5, 2019

UNC School of Medicine researchers are the first to show in animal models that components of marijuana, including its cannabi...

In Mice: Transplanted Brain Stem Cells Survive without Anti-Rejection Drugs

September 16, 2019

By exploiting a feature of the immune system, researchers open the door for stem cell transplants to repair the brain

Study Shows That Drinking Tea Improves Brain Health

September 13, 2019

By looking at brain imaging data of older adults, researchers found that those who consume tea at least four times a week hav...

New Study Points to Universal Code in Our Brains for What We Find Beautiful

September 12, 2019

The brain's default mode network has an important role in how we respond to beauty, selectively engaging with highl...

A Computer That Understands How You Feel

July 26, 2019

A new, brain-inspired computer system called EmoNet is shedding a surprising new light on how images impact emotions

First Complete Wiring Diagram of an Animal's Nervous System

July 8, 2019

Recent findings involving the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans mark a major milestone in the field of 'connectomics...

How You and Your Friends Can Play a Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds

July 2, 2019

A University of Washington team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only thei...

Phantom Sensations: When the Sense of Touch Deceives

June 18, 2019

Study shows how healthy people can sometimes misattribute touch to the wrong side of their body, or even to a completely wron...

First Blood-Brain Barrier Chip Using Stem Cells Developed

June 12, 2019

"The study's findings create dramatic new possibilities for precision medicine," researcher says

Stopping Parkinson's Disease before It Starts

June 7, 2019

A novel gene therapy approach blocks the accumulation of α-synuclein in the brain, preventing the development of Parkin...

Research Sheds New Light on How Brain Stem Cells are Activated

June 6, 2019

The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injury

How We Make Complex Decisions

May 17, 2019

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that helps break decisions down into smaller pieces

Scientists Locate Brain Area Where Value Decisions Are Made

May 14, 2019

Researchers have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences...

Magnets Can Help AI Get Closer to the Efficiency of the Human Brain

May 8, 2019

New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks

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