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MOTOR NEURON CIRCUITS
In 2000, Johns Hopkins team treated 18 paralyzed rodents with neural stem cells. 6 years later, the team engineered working motor-neuron circuits in paralyzed adult animals, extending the original findingJohns Hopkins research from 2000 and 2006 represents an important scientific progression in the search for ways to repair damaged nervous s...
How Do Jellyfish Survive With No Brain?Jellyfish, lacking a central brain, exhibit remarkable coordination through decentralized nerve nets and specialized sensory structures cal...
Parkinson's disease may progress quietly for many years before getting diagnosed, says new studyParkinson's may progress insidiously for many years before diagnosis, according to a study by the University of Montreal. The investigation...
Imbalance in brain chemicals may be the culprit behind OCD: StudySome people with OCD are engaged in rituals for much of their waking life and cannot even leave their homes. As the condition is difficult ...
What is neuroplasticity? A look at the human brain's incredible resilience & auto-repair mechanismNeurons are beautiful and fragile creatures that work together throughout our lives.
- What generates pessimistic mood?
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Scientists have identified a brain region that could generate pessimistic moods in disorders such as anxiety or dep...
Deep sleep reinforces new motor skills learningSleep appears to reduce neural activity that is not related to a task we are in the process of learning.
'Mini-brain' in spinal cord helps body balance"Our study opens what was essentially a black box, as up until now we didn't know how these signals are encoded or processed in the spinal ...
- India needs to take R&D lessons from MIT, says geek
ET talks to Vinay Gidwaney, who co-founded two software companies when he was just 19.
- Zapping the brain's 'mu' waves may cure autism
The marriage of yoga with flower power in the 1970s led to techniques such as biofeedback and relaxation response. Alpha biofeedback has be...