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May 22, 2023

NIH-funded study shows preliminary results that could lead to new pain treatments

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April 18, 2023

Two distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.

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March 30, 2023

BU neuroscientist and collaborators have developed a multidisciplinary approach using a new microscope, artificial intelligence algorithm, and voltage indicators to better measure brain activity.

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March 30, 2023

Researchers mapped out all the nerve connections in a larval fruit fly brain.

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March 15, 2023

An NIH-funded research team led by Dr. David Olson from the University of California, Davis previously developed a sensor that could distinguish which drugs that bind to 5-HT2AR have hallucinogenic properties and which don’t.

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March 14, 2023

A recent discovery, reported in the journal Science, describes a previously undiscovered component of brain anatomy.

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March 13, 2023

In the quest to understand how we think, 'everything has been working up to this,' says biomedical engineer Joshua T. Vogelstein, part of the international team led by Johns Hopkins University and the University of Cambridge

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February 21, 2023

Detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in middle-aged people and tracking its progression over time in research studies continue to be challenging.

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February 21, 2023

In a small study, researchers used a device that stimulates the spinal cord to restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke patients, allowing them to perform daily life activities, such as using a fork to eat a meal.

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January 30, 2023

The human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets, from the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures.

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January 24, 2023

Scientists working in connectomics are creating comprehensive maps of how neurons connect to one another

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January 17, 2023

Brain-computer interfaces, which provide a direct communication link between the brain and a computer or other external device, may help people with difficulty communicating due to paralysis caused by ALS, brainstem stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurologic conditions

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January 13, 2023

After opening remarks from Hui Cai, Program Chair and Vice President at WuXi AppTec, and Minzhang Chen, Co-CEO at WuXi AppTec, an impressive panel took the stage to reflect on the state of innovation and highlight the healthcare industry’s notable advances in tackling innovation challenges to bui

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December 29, 2022

New points of view: Caltech imaging research reveals the unseen

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December 19, 2022

Summary: Researchers aim to create a new brain atlas of variation in human brain cells.

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November 30, 2022

Actuated Medical, Inc. has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health

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November 17, 2022

New research funded by the NIH BRAIN Initiative sheds light on how we organize and store memories

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November 10, 2022

In a new report published Tuesday in Nature Communications, Chang’s team has pushed that scientific milestone even further.

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November 10, 2022

Discovery could immediately suggest new avenues for drug development

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October 28, 2022

Our sense of smell has a powerful effect on our behavior and emotions. Aromas can evoke vivid memories of the past or warn us of a smoldering fire. Yet to neuroscientists, smell remains the most mysterious of our five senses.