Scientists develop world’s first artificial neurons to cure chronic diseases
Scientists at the University of Bath in the UK have developed artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing – a...
Tag : Brain
New treatment for brain tumors uses electrospun fiber
A novel engineering process can deliver a safe and effective dose of medicine for brain tumors without exposing patients to toxic side effects from traditional...
Improving drug delivery for brain tumor treatment
Despite improvements in drug delivery mechanisms, treating brain tumors has remained challenging. Costas Arvanitis, of Georgia Institute of Technology, studies the processes affecting therapeutic drug...
Why music makes us feel, according to artificial intelligence
Your heart beats faster, your palms sweat and part of your brain called the Heschl’s gyrus lights up like a Christmas tree. Chances are, you’ve...
Deep learning to analyze neurological problems
Getting to the doctor’s office for a check-up can be challenging for someone with a neurological disorder that impairs their movement, such as a stroke....
Tiny transporters could deliver treatment to stroke patients
Swarms of nanoparticles which are 15,000 times smaller than a pinhead may be able to deliver vital drugs to the brain, offering new hope to...
Pitt and CMU researchers developing device to hear how neurons communicate
The brain is a complex organ full of neurons that work together to help us move, feel, think, and more. A multidisciplinary group from the...
Lab-grown mini brains: they could one day outsmart us
The cutting-edge method of growing clusters of cells that organize themselves into mini versions of human brains in the lab is gathering more and more...
Deep inside the brain: unraveling the dense networks in the cerebral cortex
Researchers use 3-dimensional electron microscopy to map the local connectome in the cerebral cortex Unlike any other organ, our brains contain extremely densely packed networks...
Research gauges neurodegeneration tied to FXTAS by measuring motor behavior
The neurological disorder FXTAS (pronounced “fax-tas”) stems from a genetic premutation seen in one of every 151 women and one of every 468 men, called...