anatomy

Industrial-scale high-resolution brain mapping for neuroscience

Posted in Science on 17th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Neuroscientists who painstakingly map the twists and turns of neural circuitry through the brain are about to see their field expand to an industrial scale.

Playing brain games 'of little benefit', say experts

Posted in Science on 3rd Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Brain training games may not provide the benefits to brain health they claim to, according to experts.

Depression changes brain structure

Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Changes in the brains structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study.

A new view of twisted proteins could help scientists understand Alzheimer's

Posted in Science on 17th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

A critical molecule in the neurodegenerative disease has finally been mapped.

Projecting a visual image directly into the brain, bypassing the eyes

Posted in Science on 16th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Allowing the blind to see or the paralyzed to feel touch