Profile Cracking the neural code: how single neurons and complex networks process perceptions By Kevin Doxzen Perception is how we connect with the world around us: from grasping the…georgeannApril 29, 2015
Profile “Intelligent Design” Can It Deliver? What do Washington lobbyists and gene therapy have in common? Success for both depends on…georgeannApril 24, 2015
Research Discovery Turn the Light On: A Non-visual Opsin Could Help Future Studies of the Brain and Central Nervous System In the on-going search for a better understanding of how the brain and central nervous…georgeannMarch 24, 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 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 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 How Your Chilli Addiction Could Be Helping You Live Longer From the flicker of heat in pepperoncini to the incendiary burn of the Carolina Reaper,…georgeannJuly 24, 2014
Research Discovery Pain killers may improve health of diabetics and the obese Blocking a pain receptor in mice not only extends their lifespan, it also gives them…georgeannMay 22, 2014
Research Discovery Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury Between 10 and 20 percent of all cases of epilepsy result from severe head injury,…georgeannApril 22, 2014