A new device enables researchers to observe hundreds of neurons in the brain in real-time. The system is based on modified silicon chips from cameras, but rather than taking a picture, it takes a movie of the neural electrical activity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New brain reading technology could help the development of brainwave-controlled devices
A new method to accurately record brain activity at scale has been developed. The technique could lead to new medical devices to help amputees, people with paralysis or people with neurological conditions such as motor neuron disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the brain controls the voice
A particular neuronal circuit in the brains of bats controls their vocalizations. Based on the rhythm with which the circuit oscillated, researchers were able to predict the kind of sounds the bats were about to make. These research results could contr…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Coronavirus SARS-CoV2: BESSY II data accelerate drug development
A coronavirus is threatening human health. SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious and can cause severe pneumonia (COVID-19). A team has now found a promising approach to understanding the virus. Using the high-intensity X-ray light from the Berlin synchrotron…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals
Neuroscientists can now capture millisecond electrical changes in neurons in the cortex of an alert mouse, allowing tracing of neural signals, including subthreshold events, in the brain. The new technique combines all-optical scanning with two-photon …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers find brain cell that triggers tremor and how to control it
Researchers have improved our understanding of how tremor — the most common movement disorder — happens, opening the possibility of novel therapies for this condition.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using RNA imaging technology
Researchers will use a pioneering imaging technology — called Mango, for its bright color — to develop coronavirus testing kits.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs
New research from cognitive neuroscientists has pinpointed how stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall can change people’s motivation to complete difficult tasks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Global human genomes reveal rich genetic diversity shaped by complex evolutionary history
A new study has provided the most comprehensive analysis of human genetic diversity to date, after the sequencing of 929 human genomes. The study uncovers a large amount of previously undescribed genetic variation and provides new insights into our evo…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Parental diet affects sperm and health of future offspring
When parents eat low-protein or high-fat diets it can lead to metabolic disorders in their adult offspring. Now, an international team has identified a key player and the molecular events underlying this phenomenon in mice.
