Neuroscience For Kids

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.

Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices, Brown University, ScienceDaily, November 21, 2018.
Electrical stimulation in the nose induces sense of smell in human subjects, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,ScienceDaily, November 27, 2018.
Zaps to spinal cord help paralyzed people walk, ScienceNewsforStudents, November 30, 2018.
Spinal injury throws body clocks off schedule, University of Colorado at Boulder, ScienceDaily, December 4, 2018.
Promising diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine, ScienceDaily, December 10, 2018.
Two compounds in coffee may team up to fight Parkinson's, Rutgers University, ScienceDaily, December 10, 2018.
More sleep in Seattle: Later school start helps kids get zzz, NBC News, December 12, 2018.
MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players, University of Western Ontario, ScienceDaily, December 19, 2018.
Wireless 'pacemaker for the brain' could offer new treatment for neurological disorders, University of California - Berkeley, ScienceDaily, January 1, 2019.
Decreased deep sleep linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease, Washington University School of Medicine, ScienceDaily, January 9, 2019.
A new idea about what triggers Alzheimer's, Scientific American, January 9, 2019.
Millions on prescription sleeping pills would sleep through a fire alarm, Frontiers, ScienceDaily, January 11, 2019.
Nerve cells from people with autism grow unusually big and fast, ScienceNews, January 11, 2019.
Expecting pain? That could really make it hurt worse, ScienceNewsforStudents, January 14, 2019.
Potential therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Harvard University, ScienceDaily, January 15, 2019.
Stroke drug may also prevent Alzheimer's disease, Rockefeller University Press, ScienceDaily, January 15, 2019.
Bioethicists call for oversight of consumer 'neurotechnologies' with unproven benefits, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, ScienceDaily, January 17, 2019.
New ways to image and control nerve cells could unlock brain mysteries, ScienceNews, January 17, 2019.