POSTS TAGGED AS brain

Expanding Brain Organoids

Ensuring human-like basal progenitor levels in hominid cerebral organoids
“The human-specific gene ARHGAP11B has been implicated in human neocortex expansion.  . [MORE]

Transporter Protein that “Swims” to Brain Injury

Researchers discover the collaborative mechanism between neurons and glia that drives the proliferation of neural stem cells following brain injury
“The [MORE]

Million Electrode Array for Brain-Computer Interface

Million electrode array for brain interfaces Is under development
Under DARPA’s Neural Engineering Systems Design Program, engineers at Columbia University have [MORE]

Flexible Microprobe for Studying Neural Networks

Photograph of a small capsule supporting the neural probe, with a closeup of the microfiber tip
From nanoengineers at the University of California-San [MORE]

Ionic Communications for Implantables

Ionic communication for implantable bioelectronics
“Here, we [electrical engineers at Columbia University] introduce ionic communication (IC) that uses ions to effectively [MORE]

Charting Brain Growth over a Lifetime

World-first massive MRI study charts brain changes from birth to death
“To create a series of charts tracking average brain development [MORE]

microRNAs: How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes

Student researchers discover genes unique to humans in search for source of our evolutionary distinctiveness
“Using computational tools, the team [from [MORE]

A “Wearable” for Non-Invasive Brain Imaging

Non-invasive optical brain imaging
“Kernel, a medtech company based in California [Culver City, Los Angeles] has developed the Kernel Flow, a [MORE]

Ultralow-Field MRI Imaging

Ultralow-field MRI scanner
“A compact ultralow-field (ULF) brain MRI scanner that does not require magnetic or radiofrequency shielding and is acoustically [MORE]

New Brain Signal Sensor

Human brain signals in record-breaking resolution
“A new array of brain sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of [MORE]

Methylation of the Brain’s Residential Immune Cells

Cryopreserved microglial cells
From neuroscientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai: “We found that human microglial cells have [MORE]

“Hello World,” from an ALS Patient Using a Neuroprosthetic

Synchron Stentrode brain computer interface
“Philip O’Keefe, a 62-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient in Australia recently became the first person [MORE]

Seeing Synapses at Work

Visualizing synaptic plasticity
“We [neuroscientists and engineers at Johns Hopkins] have developed a suite of innovative methodologies that break through these [MORE]

Improving Brain Scans

Funky Helmet Enhances MRI Brain Scans
“A team of engineers and radiologists at Boston University created a helmet that can dramatically [MORE]