The Neurobiology of Curiosity
Have you ever heard the saying, “curiosity killed the cat”? While this may be true, curiosity also protects the cat. Curiosity is a highly adaptive characteristic of many animals, from… Leer más
Optogenetics
La Optogenética: Una Herramienta Iluminadora con un Futuro Brillante
Artículo original: Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with a Bright Future , Jeff Olney Traducido por Valia Gregory Casi todo lo que hacemos requiere del cerebro de alguna manera. ¿Comer una… Leer más
El Control Remoto del Cerebro está Ilegando: ¿Cómo lo Usaremos?
Artículo original: Remote control of the brain is coming: how will we use it?, Catriona Houston Traducido por Jayleska Johnson ~~~ Controlar las mentes de otros a distancia ha sido… Leer más
The rhythm of detachment: how a brain oscillation dissociates people from themselves and the world
You don’t need to be a therapist to know common clinical terms like anxiety and depression. But terms like derealization and depersonalization remain strangely esoteric, evading popular discussions of mental… Leer más
So that’s what the claustrum does!
Three years ago, I asked “What the heck is a claustrum?” In that piece, I described the mystery of this oddly shaped brain region, located just below the cerebral cortex.… Leer más
Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with A Bright Future
Nearly everything we do requires our brain in some way. Eating a bagel? That uses your brain. Reading this article? That’s using your brain, too. All those questionable decisions you… Leer más
Remote control of the brain is coming: how will we use it?
ontrolling the minds of others from a distance has long been a favourite science fiction theme – but recent advances in genetics and neuroscience suggest that we might soon have… Leer más
Lighting Up The Brain With Optogenetics
Scientists studying pond scum discovered its peculiar ability to sense light, even without eyes. This discovery would eventually lead to a technique called optogenetics, one of the most powerful techniques… Leer más
What the Heck is a Claustrum?
Given its subjective nature, consciousness is already a controversial topic in the world of brain science. While some neuroscientists doubt that consciousness can even be studied, others still endeavor towards… Leer más
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
Consider three scenarios. A kid joins a new high school and eats lunch by herself. A recently separated man is alone for the New Year’s Eve countdown. A prisoner becomes… Leer más
Getting Technical: Methods in Neuroscience
It is an exciting time for neuroscience. The BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) is in the spotlight as a part of the new Presidential focus and recently… Leer más
Imaging the Brain with Sculpted Light
Perhaps the biggest goal in neuroscience is to understand how individual neurons interact with each other in both space and time. The more detailed our understanding of complex neural networks… Leer más
New Microscope Helps Neuroscientists Ask New Questions
Last week, President Obama announced the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, a 10-year project to map the human brain. President Obama introduced BRAIN as a way of… Leer más
You Are Here: Mapping The World With Neurons
“You are here.” It’s the phrase that you’ll find on almost any map, punctuated with the ubiquitous oversized arrow. It is the salient mark in a sea of confusing lines,… Leer más
What do single cell green algae have to do with the state of the art of neuroscience?
Well, a lot actually! Green algae, or Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to be formal, are the unicellular organisms with a unique trait that has been helping make huge advances in modern neuroscience… Leer más
Stopping seizures is as simple as turning on a light (and some genetics)
What if you change your mind with the flip of a light switch? Over the past decade, optogenetics has become an important component of neuroscience research. By introducing genes that… Leer más
