Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

A new tool being developed by UT Arlington assistant professor of physics could help scientists map and track the interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain.

Physics - Optics & Photonics

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Understanding exactly how stem cells form into specific organs and tissues is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Now a UC Santa Barbara researcher has added to that body of knowledge by determining ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered that, like humans, flies sleep in stages of different intensities.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 19, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Fruit flies may have more individuality and personality than we imagine.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a brain is far more energy-saving than a computer, it can learn by itself, and it doesn't need any ...

Physics - General Physics

Feb 26, 2013 4.8 / 5 (21) 12 |

For the first time, researchers have been able to see a thought "swim" through the brain of a living fish. The new technology is a useful tool for studies of perception. It might even find use in psychiatric ...

Biology - Other

Jan 31, 2013 4.7 / 5 (7) 0 |

(Phys.org)—PFC supported scientists at JQI have created the first controllable atomic circuit that functions analogously to a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and allows operators to ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Nov 29, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Scientists have created the first controllable atomic circuit that functions analogously to a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and allows operators to select a particular quantum ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Nov 07, 2012 5 / 5 (8) 0 |

Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are remarkable proteins that respond to specific wavelengths of light by allowing ions to cross the cell membrane, a mechanism that makes them useful for manipulating ion-driven processes ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Humans, fish and frogs share neural circuits responsible for a diversity of social behavior, from flashy mating displays to aggression and monogamy, that have existed for more than 450 million years, biologists at The University ...

Biology - Other

May 31, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Changing the conditions that zebrafish are kept in could have an impact on their behaviour in animal studies and the reliability of results, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 03, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have gained insight into the mechanism by which a pathological brain protein called tau contributes to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 02, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- If a fruit fly gets a whiff of a rotting banana, it does everything it can to get to the location of the potential feast. That includes not only beating its wings faster, but overriding its ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 20, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

UCLA scientists have created a mouse model for autism that opens a window into the biological mechanisms that underlie the disease and offers a promising way to test new treatment approaches.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Sep 29, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0