Neuroscience Digest – Sept. 2016

October 2, 2016 Scott Joy

A biochemical system for reducing epileptic activity (experimentally generated chemically) in mice hippocampus brain tissue. The miniature “neural pixel” device (bottom) sensed the epileptic attack and then delivered the natural calming neurotransmitter GABA via PEDOT:PSS electrodes, which also recorded the subsequent electrophysiological activity to confirm effectiveness. (credit: Amanda Jonsson et al./PNAS)

Summary

Digest for September 2016 (in progress)

Featured News: “One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100”
“The Anatomical Problem Posed by Brain Complexity and Size”
“Magnetite pollution nanoparticles in the human brain”
“BRAIN Publication Roundup – August 2016”
“Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 1: Electrical Properties of the Neuron”
“Neuroscientists just figured out what causes Deja Vu (and it’s not a glitch in the matrix)”
“Bioelectronic neural pixel”
“Highest-resolution map of the entire human brain created”

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