All Neuroscience


Cardiff University wins prestigious award

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Dec 2015

Cardiff University’s mental health research facility, the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics …

Brain mechanism for durable memories revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Dec 2015

Rehearsing information immediately after being given it may be all you need to make it a permanent …

Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2015

Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in the future for the treatment of degener…

Key receptor for autism treatment identified

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2015

Targeting a particular neuroreceptor – important for the development of social behaviour – can supp…

Brain implant controls neurons

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Aug 2015

Scientists led by the Washington University School of Medicine have developed a brain implant which…

Brain shape and genetic ancestry linked

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Aug 2015

A strong relationship has been found between the shape of the cerebral cortex – the brain’s outer l…

Smell wired to spatial information

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2015

Scientists have discovered that humans can map a location by using only their sense of smell.!--mor…

Pain intensity signals in the brain identified

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2015

A new technique has been developed to detect the area of the brain involved in the process of pain …

Neural signals of location recall

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2015

Have you ever wondered how you know and remember routes that you’ve walked? Scientists have now tra…

Signalling pathway found to reduce brain cancer proliferation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jan 2015

A common signalling pathway has been found to prevent the formation of specific brain cancers.

Protein pocket could lead to new treatment for Fragile X

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jul 2014

A pocket found in the structure of a protein linked to genetic disorder Fragile X Syndrome could he…

Brain activity during magic mushrooms trip mirrors dreaming

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jul 2014

The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during a mind-expanding drug trip as it does durin…

Molecular scaffold key to neurodegenerative disease

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2014

A molecular scaffold that allows key parts of the cell to communicate falls apart in dementia and m…

That ‘gut feeling’ explained

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jun 2014

By severing the brain-gut communication channel, researchers have got to the bottom of the proverbi…

Soft touch gone awry in autism

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jun 2014

Nerves in the skin that respond to gentle touch may go awry in disorders such as autism say researc…

Study shows promise for rare eye condition

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 May 2014

Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic ke…

Breast cancer mimics brain development process

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 May 2014

A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread o…

PET to diagnose chronic fatigue

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2014

Functional positron emission tomography (PET) has revealed that patients with chronic fatigue syndr…

Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2014

Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those w…

Brain dictionary and road map created

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Apr 2014

An international team of neuroscientists has not only tripled the number of identified insect brain…