Demands Dictate Neurons' Multitasking Abilities

Demands Dictate Neurons' Multitasking Abilities

MIT researchers make considerable headway neuroscience

Turning Astroglia into Neurons Now Possible

Turning Astroglia into Neurons Now Possible

This could help reduce the effects of stroke and other diseases

Family of Light-Activated Ion Channels Found

Family of Light-Activated Ion Channels Found

Three researchers are behind the discovery

Bionic Eyes Are Around the Corner

Bionic Eyes Are Around the Corner

They are being developed at TAU

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 15th, 2010
How Snakes' Infrared Perception Works

How Snakes' Infrared Perception Works

Researchers discover the exact mechanism

Restoring Plasticity to the Aged Brain

Restoring Plasticity to the Aged Brain

This ability is usually lost when people are young

Researchers Make Neurons from Skin Cells

Researchers Make Neurons from Skin Cells

The procedure turns out to be fairly simple

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 4th, 2010
The Root of Tasmanian Devils' Cancer Issues

The Root of Tasmanian Devils' Cancer Issues

The real perpetrator uncovered

Nerve-Cell Communication Mystery Unraveled

Nerve-Cell Communication Mystery Unraveled

Another piece to this complex puzzle brought to light

Growing Implants by Stretching Living Nerves

Growing Implants by Stretching Living Nerves

This is done mechanically

How Long-Term Memories Form

How Long-Term Memories Form

Swedish researchers finally crack the mystery

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 9th, 2009
How Bioluminescent Sharks Control Their Glow

How Bioluminescent Sharks Control Their Glow

Hormones in their guts are responsible

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

They are made of silicon nanowires enclosed in a cell-like membrane

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 24th, 2009
Advanced Nerve Cells Created in the Lab

Advanced Nerve Cells Created in the Lab

They are organized just like in the human body

 
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