Latest about Neuroscience
Can adults grow new brain cells?
Scientists are still debating whether the human brain is capable of growing new cells past childhood.
Solution to 'cocktail party problem' could help people with hearing loss
Researchers drew inspiration from the auditory system to design a solution for the "cocktail party problem."
Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It's called 'olo.'
Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.
Largest-ever brain 'connectome' built by having a mouse watch 'The Matrix' and 'Star Wars'
Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered into a 3D atlas that creates new possibilities for neuroscience.
Estrogen may spur the body to make opioids after injury
The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds.
The brain may 'move' between related ideas in the same way it navigates from one location to another
Using a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and about people, places and things. Turns out, it may process both in a similar way.
Mind-reading brain implant 'streams' thoughts instantaneously
Researchers have used a mind-reading brain implant to continuously play a paralyzed person's thoughts through a speaker, allowing them to talk again.
Your brain starts eating itself during a marathon, study finds
Under extreme metabolic conditions, like a marathon, the brain may turn to cellular fat stores to maintain function, according to a new study.
