A Brain Implant Helped Stroke Survivors Regain Movement
Posted on August 25th, 2023
Stimulating the brain with electricity has been used for 30 years to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers are testing whether it could help restore hand and arm motion.
Cerebellar post-stroke deep brain stimulation appears safe and feasible in a small trial
Posted on August 15th, 2023
Early NIH-funded trial is first step towards development of a potential stroke treatment.
Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Deep Brain Stimulation Encouraging for Stroke Patients
Posted on August 15th, 2023
First in-human trial phase one results published in Nature Medicine
‘They Were Already Inside My Head To Begin With’
Posted on August 3rd, 2023
The ethics of asking brain surgery patients to allow unrelated research while on the operating table
UCI awarded $3.8 million NIH grant to advance BRAIN Initiative research
Posted on July 24th, 2023
Funding will help campus become a national center of neuroscience resources
Brain signatures for chronic pain identified in a small group of individuals
Posted on May 22nd, 2023
NIH-funded study shows preliminary results that could lead to new pain treatments
Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading
Posted on April 18th, 2023
Two distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.
Breakthrough Brain Imaging: Experts use new microscope, AI algorithm, and voltage indicators to image electrical activity deep in the brain
Posted on March 30th, 2023
BU neuroscientist and collaborators have developed a multidisciplinary approach using a new microscope, artificial intelligence algorithm, and voltage indicators to better measure brain activity.
Complete wiring map of the insect brain
Posted on March 30th, 2023
Researchers mapped out all the nerve connections in a larval fruit fly brain.
How psychedelic drugs may help with depression
Posted on March 15th, 2023
An NIH-funded research team led by Dr. David Olson from the University of California, Davis previously developed a sensor that could distinguish which drugs that bind to 5-HT2AR have hallucinogenic propert