Neuron : Science World Report

Jun 22, 2013 11:51 PM EDT

Making Memories Visible by Lighting up Neurons

Oscar Wilde called memory “the diary that we all carry about with us.” Now a team of scientists has developed a way to see where and how that diary is written.

Jun 21, 2013 05:31 PM EDT

Sensing a Single Neuron's Signals Possible With Carbon Nanotube Harpoon

Neuroscientists may soon be modern-day harpooners, snaring individual brain-cell signals instead of whales with tiny spears made of carbon nanotubes.

May 28, 2013 05:10 PM EDT

Origin of Giant Synapse in Auditory Brain Circuits Found

EPFL scientists have revealed a mechanism responsible for the creation of giant synapses in the brain that allow us to efficiently process auditory information.

Feb 08, 2013 03:39 PM EST

Molecular Switch for the Brains's Fountain of Youth Found

A molecule that accumulates with age and inhibits the formation of new neurons can be switched off to completely reverse the negative effect, found researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. The discovery could allow scientists to design therapies to prevent age-related...

Jan 07, 2013 02:53 PM EST

Antidepressant found to cause growth of new neurons in adult brains

The production of new neurons, known as neurogenesis, was found to be induced in the adult normal cortex by the antidepressant fluoxetine, as reported in a study published online last week in Neuropsychopharmacology.

Dec 27, 2012 05:15 PM EST

Neural networks could run on native 'neuristors' in the future

A combination of capacitors with a new element called memristor, currently under development, will allow the construction of computational elements that work with neuron-like spikes, miniaturized on a chip. The authors of a study published in "Nature Materials" in December describing such a device n...