NewsHow the Brain Paralyzes You While You SleepJanuary14th,2021by University of TsukubaResearchers in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress unwanted movement during rapid eye movement sleep
NewsMachine Intelligence Accelerates Research into Mapping BrainsDecember22nd,2020by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityResearchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRI
NewsResearch Strongly Suggests COVID-19 Virus Enters the BrainDecember22nd,2020by University of WashingtonA study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrier
NewsCan You Read Minds with EEG? Research Provides New InsightsDecember16th,2020by Purdue UniversityPurdue researchers uncover blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience
NewsResearchers Share Protein Footprinting Method to Help LabsDecember8th,2020by Washington University in St. LouisTeam hopes to support other labs in developing broader applications of FPOP to better address outstanding questions in structural biology
NewsScientists Snap Molecular Building Blocks of Brain ComputingNovember10th,2020by University of Science and Technology of ChinaBased on the proposed processing technique for in situ cryo-electron tomography, researchers are the first to observe individual GABAA receptors and their organization on the synaptic membrane
NewsBrain Region Tracking Food Preferences Could Steer Our Food ChoicesNovember10th,2020by Johns Hopkins UniversityResearchers artificially manipulated neurons to force a shift in choice from a desired treat to a plain staple
NewsNew Method Marks Proteins and Reveals Neuron ReceptorsNovember2nd,2020by Max-Planck-GesellschaftScientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology develop a method in fruit flies that marks receptor proteins in selected cells
Labs Less OrdinaryStudying Brain Disorders at the SourceNovember2nd,2020by Lauren EverettThe Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center at McLean Hospital provides an essential service to researchers studying complex disorders
NewsNucleus Accumbens Recruited by Cocaine, Sugar Are DifferentOctober29th,2020by University of WyomingResearch findings pose the possibility that drug use can be addressed without affecting biologically-adaptive seeking of reward