brain Archive
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![Greta Keenan explores the exciting yet sinister world of Neurosurgery, after attending a talk by Jay Jayamohan who is a consultant surgeon at the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/podcast-115x115.png "Bang! Science Bites: Neurosurgery")
Bang! Science Bites: Neurosurgery
Posted on January 17, 2014 | No CommentsGreta Keenan explores the exciting yet sinister world of Neurosurgery, after attending a talk by Jay Jayamohan who is a consultant surgeon at the […] -
![As natural explorers, we like to make maps of the world and the discoveries we make. A map of the human brain remains a major […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neuro-blog-cover-115x115.png "Neural cartography: how to draw a map of the brain")
Neural cartography: how to draw a map of the brain
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 1 CommentAs natural explorers, we like to make maps of the world and the discoveries we make. A map of the human brain remains a major […] -
Understand the brain through damage
Posted on November 21, 2013 | No CommentsThe brain is not well-understood. We are gradually uncovering its mysteries, but there is a long way to go. One interesting way of finding out […] -
![Although it is common knowledge that a good night’s rest does us good, the exact biological function of sleep has remained mysterious. A team of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Sleep clears out waste produced during the day")
Sleep clears out waste produced during the day
Posted on October 20, 2013 | No CommentsAlthough it is common knowledge that a good night’s rest does us good, the exact biological function of sleep has remained mysterious. A team of […] -
![Very low doses of the psychoactive component of marijuana, THC, could protect the brain from injury, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. Medical […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "Low doses of THC may protect against brain damage")
Low doses of THC may protect against brain damage
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsVery low doses of the psychoactive component of marijuana, THC, could protect the brain from injury, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. Medical […] -
Researchers produce interneurons from stem cells
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have managed to produce cortical interneurons (an important type of brain cell) from human embryonic stem cells, which could lead to advances in studying […] -
Genetic manipulation allows for the visualisation of microglia
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsResearch published in this week’s Nature Communications by a team of researchers at Lund University, Sweden, has successfully identified a variation in the structure of […] -
Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhere were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […] -
![A preliminary feasibility study has suggested that ‘remote-presence’ robots could be used to give brain and spine neuromodulation patients remote access to experts. The study, […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "New robot in neuromodulatory programming")
New robot in neuromodulatory programming
Posted on January 19, 2013 | No CommentsA preliminary feasibility study has suggested that ‘remote-presence’ robots could be used to give brain and spine neuromodulation patients remote access to experts. The study, […] -
![Work performed at Northwestern University has given fresh insight into the role of dendrites in brain function – this role having remained poorly understood for […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Electric role of dendritic spikes")
Electric role of dendritic spikes
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsWork performed at Northwestern University has given fresh insight into the role of dendrites in brain function – this role having remained poorly understood for […] -
New Research Could Lead to Treatment for PTSD and Drug Addiction
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe ability to alter memories seems terrifying and dangerous, yet for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder it could also be life-changing. In a significant […] -
Neuron research leads to the discovery of a nerve cell’s internal clock
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsCanadian researchers at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) have recently discovered more about the workings of a nerve cell’s internal clock, which […] -
Drug to block enzyme could lead to nerve cell repair in multiple sclerosis
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsAreas of damage in the brain that cause multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions could soon begin to be repaired by hindering one key […] -
Improvement in stroke and trauma patients
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsA study conducted at the Institute of Neurological Recovery in the US has revealed significant improvement in stroke patients receiving the anti-inflammatory drug etanercept – […]
