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This past weekend teams from the National Football League used statistics like height, weight and speed to draft the best college players, and in a few weeks, armchair enthusiasts will use similar measures to select players for their own fantasy football teams. Neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon University are taking a similar approach to compile "dream teams" of neurons using a statistics-based method that can evaluate the fitness of individual neurons. After assembling the teams, a...
SAN DIEGO and PARIS, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Afraxis, Inc. ("Afraxis") and Institut de Recherches Servier ("Servier") announced a non-exclusive platform collaboration using Afraxis' Enhanced Spine Platform (ESP) Technology for the discovery of drugs to treat central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Afraxis' ESP Technology rapidly assesses complex neural networks to evaluate preclinical efficacy and safety in CNS disorders. The technology quantifies and characterizes the...
How-To Guide Combines Analysis of Latest Science with Practical, Personalized Tips on Lifestyle and Brain Training to Optimize Brain Fitness, Resilience and Performance WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days after the White House's launch of its new BRAIN Initiative, a new how-to guide is shedding much-needed light on a practical approach to preserving and optimizing brain health and performance at any age, tackling this complex topic with refreshing new guidance...
Congressman Chaka Fattah Speaks to International Group of Scientists and Policy Makers in Washington, DC and Accepts Call to Participate in International Invitation Only Neuroscience Conference. WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the Senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Justice and related agencies (CJS) will be the featured speaker at the European Institute's...
PEKIN, Ill., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It was a year was full of milestones for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation (iaedp) as it concluded its 27(th) annual Symposium at the Las Vegas Westin Resort and Spa with record attendance. The iaedp Foundation also achieved record submissions for its third annual "Imagine Me Beyond What You See" body art competition, along with a new sponsor in Veritas Collaborative, and a successful introduction of...
Having to explain how a political policy works leads people to express less extreme attitudes toward the policy, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research suggests that people may hold extreme policy positions because they are under an illusion of understanding — attempting to explain the nuts and bolts of how a policy works forces them to acknowledge that they don’t know as much about the policy...
First recipients of Multi-Investigator Research Initiative grants announced TORONTO, April 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Brain Canada, in collaboration with The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, announced today the grant recipients of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation - Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI). The $7.5 million grant total includes $3 million from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and a matching $3 million from the Government of Canada through the Canada Brain...
[193 Pages Report] Neuromodulation market report categorizes the global market on the basis of (Spinal Cord, Vagus Nerve, Deep Brain, Sacral Nerve & Transcranial Magnetic) Stimulation by procedure, technology and application forecasting 2012 - 2017. (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 Neuromodulation Market – [Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS) & Transcranial Magnetic...
Sleep is no longer regarded as a “rest” period for the brain - the latest research suggests that the brain is intensely active during sleep and actually works on memory consolidation. Ultimate Memory software parent company expressed its excitement today about this new development in memory research. New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 Ultimate Memory software makers eReflect announced today its excitement about a study which claims that our brains work on improving and...
Melatonin injections delayed symptom onset and reduced mortality in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In a report published online ahead of print in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, the team revealed that receptors for melatonin are found in the nerve cells, a finding that could launch novel therapeutic approaches....
Latest neuroscience Reference Libraries
Electrooculography, sometimes shortened to EOG, is the tracing of electricity used for operation of the retina in different phases, specifically the resting potential. The results are recorded on an electrooculogram. These are interpreted for opthalmological diagnosis and in recording eye movements. Eye movement measurements: Usually, pairs of electrodes are placed either above and below the eye or to the left and right of the eye. If the eye is moved from the center position towards one...
Genes, Brain and Behavior (G2B) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 2002. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society. It was published on a quarterly basis during its first year in publication. In 2003, the journal switched to bimonthly publications, and then in 2006 it switched to an 8-issue-per-year schedule. Content from G2B is available online from the Wiley Online Library or, from EBSCOhost after 12 months....
