Teeny caps for mini-brains could clarify neural disorders

A tiny EEG cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot, could lead to better understanding of neural disorders.

Laura Cech-JHU • futurity
Aug. 18, 2022 ~6 min

Wireless tech activates fly brain circuits in under a second

Wireless technology that remotely activates brain circuits in flies in less than a second could one day activate circuits in humans without needing surgery.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
July 18, 2022 ~5 min


Gene may explain forms of epilepsy with unknown cause

A new explanation for some forms of epilepsy with unknown causes could also have implications for other neuromuscular diseases such as ALS.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
July 8, 2022 ~5 min

When eyes meet, brains get to work

Research with monkeys shows that when eyes meet, neurons fire in multiple parts of the brain. It gets at how we figure out the meaning of a "social gaze."

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
May 11, 2022 ~5 min

Team discovers new way astrocytes and neurons communicate

The discovery of a new way that astrocytes and neurons communicate could lead to treatments for epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and traumatic brain injury.

Tufts University • futurity
May 2, 2022 ~7 min

Calming excited neurons may improve stroke recovery

New evidence indicates that a decades-old idea about brain injury due to stroke may have been discarded too hastily.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
April 27, 2022 ~9 min

Fractal neuron growth could lead to bionic eyes

Growing rodent retinal neurons on a fractal-patterned electrode is a step toward a bionic eye, say researchers.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 11, 2022 ~6 min

10 factors affect the ‘birth order’ of brain cells

A study of brain cell types in the visual system of fruit flies uncovers similarities with human brain development and could hold clues to regenerative medicine.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~7 min


Brain activity ‘dictionary’ predicts what rats will do in advance

"For every action the animal was performing in the cage, we were able to understand what calculations the neurons were doing in that brain."

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~5 min

Exercise ‘sweet spot’ reverses cognitive decline in aging mice

Research reveals that the right amount of exercise can reverse cognitive decline in mice and boost spatial learning and memory.

U. Queensland • futurity
Dec. 29, 2021 ~4 min

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