Researchers discover what’s behind a sense of direction

Using virtual reality experiments, Harvard neuroscientists have decoded how fruit fly brains integrate visual cues for navigation. Study also sheds light on a form of short-term memory known as unsupervised learning.

Kevin Jiang • harvard
Nov. 20, 2019 • ~9 min

Neuron transplant may prevent epilepsy after brain injury

Transplanting neurons into the brains of mice after a traumatic brain injury reduced memory loss and prevented them from developing epilepsy.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 15, 2019 • ~4 min

‘Zombie’ neurons might be to blame for Parkinson’s symptoms

Scientists have tried to figure out why neurons die in patients with Parkinson's disease, but new research indicates they're not even really dead.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Nov. 12, 2019 • ~5 min

Infections during pregnancy may hamper fetal brain development

Infections during pregnancy are a risk factor for offspring developing disorders like schizophrenia and autism. Now researchers have figured out why.

Mathias Traczyk-Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 31, 2019 • ~4 min

1 protein blocks brain damage after hemorrhage

A cerebral hemorrhage can cause brain damage even after a patient survives, but new research indicates a way to stop it.

U. Zurich • futurity
Oct. 23, 2019 • ~4 min

Our brains walk a fine line for maximum performance

New research confirms that the brain tunes itself to a point where it is as excitable as it can be without tipping into disorder to max out info processing.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 11, 2019 • ~7 min

Electronic chip can perform intracellular recording from thousands of connected neurons simultaneously

Researchers from Harvard University have developed an electronic chip that can perform high-sensitivity intracellular recording from thousands of connected neurons simultaneously, allowing them to identify hundreds of synaptic connections.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 24, 2019 • ~5 min

Therapy creates new neurons for faster stroke recovery

A new study in mice shows that it's possible to turn glial cells into new neurons, which can repair the damage that a stroke causes in the brain.

Sam Sholtis-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 17, 2019 • ~5 min

Harvard study: Artificial neural networks could be used to provide insight into biological systems

Martin Haesemeyer set out to build an artificial neural network that worked differently than fish’s brains, but what he got was a system that almost perfectly mimicked the zebrafish — and that could be a powerful tool for understanding biology.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Aug. 27, 2019 • ~6 min

Flies suggest different link between heart condition and seizures

Gene mutations in people with long QT syndrome may trigger seizures because of their effect on brain neurons—independent of what they do to heart function.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 • ~5 min

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