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Study finds spinal cord stimulation may restore arm and hand mobility after stroke
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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Clinical Trial Results Indicate Low Rate of Adverse Events Associated With Implanted Brain Computer Interface
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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Biotech Leaders Discuss Therapeutic Breakthroughs at the WuXi AppTec Global Forum
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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New Project Aims to Map Cellular Variation in the Healthy Human Brain
December 19, 2022

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

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The brain and memory: Understanding how the brain thinks
November 17, 2022

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

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Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality
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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Why are scientists growing human brain cells in the lab?
October 25, 2022

Organoids — tissue cultures that roughly replicate the functions of an organ — allow researchers to observe how cells behave in tissues in vitro, in the lab.

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Rare Electrical Recordings of the Human Brain Give Detailed Picture of Neural Activity
October 5, 2022

New Study Enhances Understanding of How We See

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When it comes to faces, context matters
October 5, 2022

New study sheds light on underlying effects of visual settings on brain processing and facial perception.

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NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Projects to Develop Cell Atlases and Molecular Tools for Cell Access
September 22, 2022

Today the National Institutes of Health announces two transformative projects supported by the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative:

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Synchron Announces First Human U.S. Brain-Computer Interface Implant
September 14, 2022

First U.S. Human Procedure Performed at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City

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Wiring up the brain to beat depression
August 30, 2022

Despite its chequered past, deep-brain electrical stimulation is finally showing some signs of success.

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Mapping the Brain: The Future of Neuroscience
August 24, 2022

Researchers will map brain circuits controlling behaviors, thoughts, and moods.

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How researchers use new tools to map the structure and function of the brain
August 16, 2022

Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain.

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Scientists Develop New Method for Improved Fiber Optic Measurement of Brain Activity Changes
August 10, 2022

UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Ian Shih, PhD, associate professor of Neurology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, developed an improved fiber-based optical method to measure activity changes in the brain.

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The Amazing Brain: Seeing Two Memories at Once
August 2, 2022

Each year, the initiative celebrates some standout and especially creative examples of such advances in the “Show Us Your BRAINs! Photo & Video Contest. During most of August, I’ll share some of the most eye-catching developments in our blog series, The Amazing Brain.

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Federal agency works to revolutionize understanding of brain in health and disease
July 5, 2022

The human brain remains one of the greatest mysteries in science and one of the biggest challenges in medicine.

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New study offers the first evidence of replay during sleep in the human motor cortex, which governs voluntary movement
June 23, 2022

Why do we sleep?

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Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms
June 9, 2022

In a study of a small region of the thalamus, MIT neuroscientists have now identified three distinct circuits that influence the development of both motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s.

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Johns Hopkins APL Developing Standards to Enable Better Brain Analysis
June 6, 2022

APL researchers are standardizing an amazing collection of high-resolution brain mapping data, an effort that would enable unprecedented analysis and make the Laboratory a focal point for neuroscience research.

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