The Open Source movement has been an integral part of software development for many years now, and it is starting to explode into the science world. The latest project might even transform brain…

Some people can sleep through a Who concert while others wake up if a mouse in the yard moves.   A new report in Current Biology says the difference is that sound sleepers show a distinct…

Historically, the medical approach to curing the incurable effects of tragic spinal cord injuries--such as the case made famous by America's classic super hero, Christopher Reeve--has been to affect…

A pig's 'mood' can show us how content he is, say researchers at Newcastle's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Led by Dr Catherine Douglas, the team has employed a technique to 'ask…

Almost 30 years ago philosopher James Flynn discovered that IQ scores were increasing in every industrialized country around the globe. But before we pat ourselves on back, Bronson and Merryman warn…

The basal ganglia is a series of highly connected brain areas localised deep in the cerebral cortex that recently has attracted interest of neuroscientists when it was linked to learning, and…

You may have noticed that a lot of posts about neuroscience research on scientificblogging.com describe new discoveries about the synapse.  If you are not a neuroscientists you might wonder why…

"My plan for today: 1. Pick up dry cleaning.2. Go to dentist.3. Think up brilliant idea.” Good luck with that third bullet. Big ideas can’t be planned like growing tomatoes in one’s garden. We…

Brain stem cells remain dormant until needed to make more neurons but little is known about the molecular guards that keep them quiet - or 'wake' them up.   Scientists from the Salk Institute…

Neural circuitry is constantly changing to meet the challenges of its environment and ahead of his presentation on July 6th, sponsored by The Kavli Foundation , at the 7th FENS Forum of European…