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'Lightning bolts' in the brain reveal how the brain encodes and stores information without disrupting previously acquired memories
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
This could help explain the underlying neural circuit problems in brain disorders.
Memories May Not Live in Neurons' Synapses
Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
The finding could mean recollections are more enduring than expected and disrupt plans for PTSD treatments.
Modified microscope allows for high-speed, high-res imaging of live neurons
Posted in Medicine on 17th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
The device images without signs of cellular damage and has a spatial resolution up to 100 times better than a standard light microscope.
Brain makes decisions with same method used to break Enigma
Posted in Science on 3rd Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
When making simple decisions, neurons in the brain apply the same statistical trick used by Alan Turing to help break Germanys Enigma code during World War II.
Growing New Neurons May Help Us Adapt Better
Posted in Medicine on 25th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenges a major dogma in the field of neuroscience.