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neuroscience in the news

What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

Brown University, Researchers image brain cells' reactions to concussive trauma, ScienceDaily, August 2, 2016.
Mind-Controlled Robo-Skeleton Enables Paraplegics to Regain Some Motion, Scientific American, August 16, 2016.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Concussion rates rising significantly in adolescents, ScienceDaily, August 18, 2016.
Naps Between Studies Can Aid Retention & Relearning, PsychCentral, August 23, 2016.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Smart helmet for football players may help detect concussions, ScienceDaily, August 24, 2016.
Taylor & Francis, Concussions and brain injury: Can omega-3 intake aid in brain health recovery, ScienceDaily, August 24, 2016.
Dog brains divide language tasks much like humans do, Science News, August 30, 2016.
Linkping Universitet, Driving or talking? The brain concentrates on one thing at a time, ScienceDaily, September 7, 2016.
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group, Graded aerobic treadmill testing in children and adolescents with sports-related concussion, ScienceDaily, September 13, 2016.
Rush University Medical Center, Clinical trial offers hope to restore limb function in man with complete cervical spinal cord injury, ScienceDaily, September 14, 2016.
National Institutes of Health, Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, September 16, 2016.
Emory University, Tasty letters? Sensory connections spill over in synesthesia, ScienceDaily, September 16, 2016.
Mice brains hint at how bodies keep their cool, ScienceNews for Students, September 18, 2016.
Texas A&M University, Studying: Is it bad for your health to pull an all-nighter?, ScienceDaily, September 19, 2016.
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Why don't antidepressants work in some patients?, September 20, 2016.
Nicotine from smoke enters body through the skin, ScienceNews for Students, September 21, 2016.
One day, computers may decode your dreams, ScienceNews for Students, September 22, 2016

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