Carrot and Stick

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) have used a new method to map dopamine regulation in real-time deep inside the brains of three humans. The study recently published in the journal Science Advances shows that dopamine plays a crucial role in not just recognizing rewards but also in learning from mistakes. This…

Read More

Before it Happens

Can doctors see into the future? Possibly. At least when it comes to epileptic seizures. In a groundbreaking project from the University of TX Health Science Center at Houston, scientists say they can now predict seizures more than 30 minutes before they occur among patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The team, led by Sandipan Pati,…

Read More

Time Travel

It looks as if researchers have unlocked a pathway to time travel — in our brains, at least.  Scientists have identified the neural pathways in the brain that allow us to recall memories and replay them in the correct sequence.  This is a monumental step forward in potential treatments for people with memory problems! A…

Read More

Brain Science Breakthrough!

This one is amazing. The kind of amazing that will alter the course of discovery in the neurosciences. The kind of amazing that, once again, shows that we as humans are fearfully and wonderfully made by a Creator who is a Master Designer. So what is it? It’s a new type of brain cell scientists…

Read More