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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.

Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, ScienceDaily, June 12, 2018.
Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion, University of Western Ontario, ScienceDaily, June 12, 2018.
Better physical fitness and lower aortic stiffness key to slower brain aging, IOS Press, ScienceDaily, June 12, 2018.
New 'e-dermis' brings sense of touch, pain to prosthetic hands, Johns Hopkins University, ScienceDaily, June 20, 2018.
Dogs understand what's written all over your face, Springer, ScienceDaily, June 20, 2018.
Changes in stress after meditation, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ScienceDaily, June 21, 2018.
Fish's use of electricity might shed light on human illnesses, University of Texas at Austin, ScienceDaily, June 21, 2018.
'Antifreeze' molecules may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, ScienceDaily, June 21, 2018.
How domestication changed rabbits' brains, ScienceNews, June 25, 2018.
Poliovirus treatment helped patients with deadly brain tumors live longer, ScienceNews, June 26, 2018.
A brain chemical tied to narcolepsy may play a role in opioid addiction, ScienceNews, June 27, 2018.
Avoiding the "Bobblehead Effect": Strength Training Could Help Soccer Players, Scientific American, June 29, 2018.
Soaring spiders may get cues from electric charges in the air, ScienceNews, July 5, 2018.
Why some people get dizzy when hearing certain sounds, University of Utah, ScienceDaily, July 10, 2018.
Living in greener neighborhoods is associated with slower cognitive decline in elderly, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), ScienceDaily, July 11, 2018.
The brain may clean out Alzheimer's plaques during sleep, ScienceNews, July 15, 2018.
Leopard geckos can make new brain cells, University of Guelph, ScienceDaily, July 28, 2018.
Brain game doesn't offer brain gain, University of Western Ontario, ScienceDaily, July 30, 2018.
Eye conditions provide new lens for screening for Alzheimer's, UW Medicine | Newsroom, August 8, 2018.