Issue 33 The Missing Piece: Solving Neuroimaging Puzzles through Generative Adversarial Networks Imaging techniques have revolutionized neuroscience, allowing researchers and physicians to glimpse into the brain’s inner workings without needing to do invasive procedures on a patient or a study subject. Visualizing the brain in clinical settings have been pivotal in clinical settings in many
snippet What Strategic Choices of Rhesus Monkeys Can Teach Us About Decision-Making and Optimization Decisions are constantly made in our daily lives. Whether it is to restock the morning cereal in the canister or watch a newly released Netflix series late at night, our decisions are more or less indicative of how we put value into the actions we make.
Issue 31 Dummy Treatment, Real Results: The Placebo Effect The term placebo comes from the Latin phrase “I shall please,” but today, it typically means a sham medical treatment. Despite being inactive, placebo treatments can still have significant beneficial effects on patients, known as the placebo effect.
Issue 30 Introduction to Organoids Enter organoids, the cost-efficient game-changers of modern research. Organoids are three-dimensional cell cultures that are designed to mimic the structure and function of specific organs.
Article Glass Patterns Research Technique Whether it’s choosing which coffee shop to visit, deciding between job offers, or considering whether or not to accelerate to catch a yellow light, you are constantly making decisions. But how do these decisions go hand in hand with visual processing?
Issue 23 Of Mice and Men: Rodent Models in Neuroscience Research In Denmark, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have identified specific genetic predispositions in mice that eventually impair the development of oligodendrocytes, crucial cells that produce the myelin sheath.
Issue 22 Light it Up: Optogenetics Neuroscience can only go as far as its research tools will take it. All science relies on experimentation and observation, which are difficult to accomplish when studying complex biological systems such as the brain.
Issue 15 Swell! Expansion Microscopy Companies boasting about their diapers’ comfort, mobility, and, most importantly, absorbency, represent the hallmark of any respected diaper brand. If you have ever seen a diaper commercial, you have seen
Issue 13 The Mosaic Brain Recent advances in neuroscience have revealed the stunning level of diversity in the human brain: virtually every neuron is genetically unique due to hundreds of mutations present in each cell
Issue 12 Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier Over a century ago, Paul Ehrlich injected blue dye into the bloodstream of mice to view their biological structures. After dissecting the mice, he was surprised to find that all
Issue 4 Understanding the Small Things Cells first were made visible with very simple microscopes designed several centuries ago. The evolution of microscopic techniques has since allowed for highly detailed image capture at nearly 10,000,
Issue 2 Processing Perception: Visual Fields and Nervous System Specificity The first step in any research endeavor is to start with the basics. David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel were some of the pioneers of sight research who focused on the
