Research Discovery How songbirds may help build a better hearing aid Untreated hearing loss can have devastating and alienating repercussions on a person’s life: isolation, depression,…georgeannJanuary 5, 2015
Research Discovery New therapy holds promise for restoring vision A new genetic therapy not only helped blind mice regain enough light sensitivity to distinguish…georgeannDecember 8, 2014
Research Discovery Scientists detect brain network that gives humans superior reasoning skills When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary…georgeannDecember 3, 2014
Research Discovery Copper on the Brain at Rest Berkeley Lab Reports Proper Copper Levels Essential to Spontaneous Neural Activity. In recent years it has…georgeannNovember 26, 2014
Research Discovery Mind-reading device invented by scientists to eavesdrop on ‘inner voice’ It might seem the stuff of science fiction, but a mind-reading device is being developed…georgeannOctober 30, 2014
Research Discovery New front in war on Alzheimer’s, other protein-folding diseases A surprise discovery that overturns decades of thinking about how the body fixes proteins that…georgeannOctober 16, 2014
Research Discovery Why we can’t tell a Hollywood heartthrob from his stunt double Johnny Depp has an unforgettable face. Tony Angelotti, his stunt double in “Pirates of the…georgeannOctober 2, 2014
Research Discovery Researchers find neural compensation in people with Alzheimer’s-related protein The human brain is capable of a neural workaround that compensates for the buildup of…georgeannSeptember 14, 2014
Research Discovery Study links honesty to prefrontal region of the brain Are humans programmed to tell the truth? Not when lying is advantageous, says a new…georgeannSeptember 8, 2014