47 news posts in Frontiers in Neuroscience

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13 Jun 2019

The app teaching anorexics to eat again

More patients with anorexia go into long-term remission by re-learning how to eat, than through CBT or drugs; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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31 May 2019

Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain

New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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04 Mar 2019

New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma

A new study sheds light on the mechanism of prolonged neuronal degeneration following optic nerve injury, which could provide treatment targets for preserving eyesight; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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19 Feb 2019

Oral contraceptives could impair women’s recognition of complex emotions

Healthy women who use birth control pills are poorer judges of subtle facial expressions than non-users, according to new research; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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14 Jan 2019

Computer hardware designed for 3D games could hold the key to replicating human brain

The group used graphics processing units (GPUs) to run their brain simulation software, which is already powering drones that think like insects and could help pinpoint the disease in the human brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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01 Jan 2019

Mind control pioneer adds new channels to the brain remote control

Bioengineers have created new tools for controlling neurons with light, that allow researchers to probe deeper into the function of the brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience

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13 Nov 2018

Older adults fitted with cochlear implants exhibit poor brain function

Cochlear implants do not fully compensate for the cognitive decline that has been associated with the loss of hearing in the elderly: Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neuroscience

25 Sep 2018

Contribute your mini-reviews to EPFL’s neuroscience MOOC

Ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, the course will provide the most up to date, state-of-the-art content and give participants a multi-scale view and understanding of brain function.

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21 Sep 2018

Primate study offers clues to evolution of speech

Study suggests primates can’t speak because they lack the brain mechanisms needed to control and coordinate vocal production: Frontiers in Neuroscience

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14 Sep 2018

Scientists propose a new lead for Alzheimer’s research

Abnormalities seen in inherited Alzheimer’s disease could result from problems in how neurons handle iron, suggests a new theory: Frontiers in Neuroscience

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23 Aug 2018

New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments

Dysfunction in mitochondria could be root cause of depression, providing opportunity for new developments of antidepressant drugs: Frontiers in Neuroscience

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12 Jul 2018

Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain

A computer built to mimic the brain’s neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software currently used for neural-signaling research, finds a new study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.

Impact analysis

06 Jul 2018

Journal impact: Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series

The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is the most-cited in its field

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07 Jun 2018

Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health

Groundbreaking research shows leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health, fundamentally altering current brain and nervous system medicine: Frontiers in Neuroscience