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Joshua Shavit
Jun 30, 2022
Harvard researchers discover how the brain controls symptoms of sickness
What most people don’t know is that it’s actually the brain behind why you feel sick. It’s a result of the immune system kicking into gear.
Joseph Shavit
May 12, 2022
Designer neurons offer new hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
The most obvious symptoms of Parkinson’s disease arise after the illness damages a specific class of neuron located in the midbrain.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022
How does the brain make memories?
In a Cedars-Sinai study, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022
The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again
Activating neurons by ultrasound is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgeries.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 19, 2022
MIT researchers uncover how dendrites help brain neurons perform complex calculations
Researchers demonstrated how dendrites help neurons perform computations on information that comes in from other parts of the brain.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 14, 2022
"Math neurons" identified in the human brain
The findings indicate that some of the neurons detected are active exclusively during additions, while others are active during subtractions
Joshua Shavit
Jul 31, 2021
Tiny wireless device illuminates neurons in the brain
A less invasive optogenetic device takes researchers a step closer to new treatments for chronic pain, depression, epilepsy and more.
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