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It might be possible to restore lost memories
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
New UCLA research indicates that lost memories can be restored, offering hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimers disease.
Running and Walking May Lower Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
As drug companies struggle to find a cure, research suggests that exercise earlier in life may substantially reduce Alzheimers disease mortality.
Mapping spinal circuitry to fight phantom pain
Posted in Medicine on 7th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
A team of scientists have identified an important neural mechanism in the spinal cord that appears to be capable of sending erroneous pain signals to the brain.
Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
Posted in Science on 5th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
The technology is designed to enable neuroscience research that cannot be accomplished with current sensors that tether subjects with cabled connections.
Imagination, reality flow in opposite directions in the brain
Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Aiming to discern discrete neural circuits, researchers have tracked electrical activity in the brains of people who alternately imagined scenes or watched videos.