Single neurons in mouse sensorimotor cortex are organized by their activity features into distinct subpopulations with area-spanning footprints whose boundaries align closely with anatomical and ...

Rather than having distinct departments for blindness, paralysis and sensory disorders, scientists are developing a unified ...

In the early 20th century, pioneering neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield made a groundbreaking discovery. While in the operating room, Penfield stimulated ...

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Researchers have found that the brain’s ability to hear and evaluate its own speech may matter more for learning new vocal ...

A Korean research team has developed brain electrodes that restore up to 78% of visual signals in blind rats. The technology is regarded as a key platform for implementing high-performance artificial ...

You’re probably most familiar with taking medicines for your chronic migraines. Pain relievers can help you get rid of symptoms as they happen. Other migraine medicines taken regularly can help you ...

Summary: A brain developing without one sense reorganizes in surprising ways, but new research reveals that this plasticity isn’t always about “turning on” new areas. The study found that in ...

Light therapy sounds wholesome. Clean. Almost pastoral. Sit in front of a lamp. Feel better. In our latest episode of the Strange Health podcast, we discovered that it can also mean strapping on a ...

Schmid W, Danstrom IA, Crespo Echevarria M, Adkinson J, Mattar L, Banks GP, Sheth SA, Watrous AJ, Heilbronner SR, Bijanki KR, Alabastri A, Bartoli E.. " A biophysically constrained brain connectivity ...

A patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage partially recovered natural vision after participating in a clinical trial of electrical stimulation of the visual cortex ...

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