Harvard researcher records neural activity ‘live’

For decades scientists have been searching for a way to watch a live broadcast of neurons firing in real time. Now, a Harvard researcher has done it with mice.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 24, 2019 • ~7 min

Early detection could get ahead of dementia damage

Detecting some kinds of dementia early could mean slowing down neuron damage before it's too late.

U. Arizona • futurity
May 19, 2019 • ~4 min

Voltage shows when neurons are ‘out of whack’

Researchers were able to trick isolated neurons into thinking things were "business as usual" with an electrical signal.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
May 12, 2019 • ~3 min

Brain differences in blind people may sharpen hearing

People who are blind tend to have a more nuanced sense of hearing. Two studies indicate what that looks like in the brain.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
May 7, 2019 • ~7 min

We finally know how general anesthesia works

New findings reveal how general anesthesia works. The work could lead to better sleeping pills or anesthesia with fewer side effects.

Marla Broadfoot-Duke • futurity
April 18, 2019 • ~5 min

Quick learners have speedier neurons

How quickly different people learn things may depend on how quickly their neurons fire.

National University of Singapore • futurity
April 18, 2019 • ~6 min

Harvard unveils new technique 60 times faster than traditional fMRI

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, King’s College London, and other institutions have developed a technique for measuring brain activity that’s 60 times faster than traditional fMRI.

Haley Bridger • harvard
April 17, 2019 • ~8 min

New clues to abnormal brain signals in movement disorders

Research with mice shows how sensory and motor signals have different paths and effects on our behavior, which could lead to Parkinson's treatments.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
April 15, 2019 • ~2 min

‘Extinction neurons’ cause fears to return unexpectedly

Scientists have discovered what's happening in the brain when a scary memory comes back without warning.

Esther Robards-Forbes-Texas • futurity
April 1, 2019 • ~4 min

These brain cells naturally stop overeating

Certain neurons keep animals from eating more when it's not to their advantage, new research with mice finds.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
March 28, 2019 • ~5 min

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