here’s what we’re reading today: speed cells! “Still mysterious, however, is how grid and place cells obtain the information that every GPS system requires: the angle and speed of an object’s movement relative to a known starting point, says Edvard Moser, co-author of the new study along with May-Britt Moser, Read more…
Here’s what I am reading today: a feeling prosthesis “The innovation is the result of a two-fold process, developed by Professor Hubert Egger at the University of Linz in northern Austria. Surgeons first rewired remaining foot nerve endings from a patient’s stump to healthy tissue in the thigh, placing them Read more…
Heres what we are reading today: Brain wave study on reading development “The study, co-authored by Stanford Professor Bruce McCandliss of the Graduate School of Education and the Stanford Neuroscience Institute, provides some of the first evidence that a specific teaching strategy for reading has direct neural impact. The Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: steroids and the blood brain barrier “Barclay Morrison III, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has led the first study to determine underlying biological mechanisms that promote functional recovery of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) after blast injury. The research demonstrates that treatment Read more…
Here’s what I am reading today: the LOVE hormone! “Oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the ‘love’ or ‘cuddle’ hormone, has a legendary status in popular culture due to its vital role in social and sexual behaviour and long-term bonding.” the effect of a mother’s voice “Researchers studying premature babies in the Read more…