Adult ‘Neurogenesis,’ Observed in Other Species, Appears Not to Occur in Humans. One of the liveliest debates in neuroscience over the past half century surrounds whether the human brain renews…
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Patients – And the Researchers Studying Them – Face a Steep Ascent. On a clear night in February 2017, Steve McConnell stepped onto a friend’s San Francisco rooftop to admire…
Neuroscientists have demonstrated the astounding flexibility of the brain by training neurons that normally process input from the eyes to develop new skills, in this case, to control a computer-generated…
New study in mice shows how the brain learns to reproduce patterns of brain activity that lead to reward; provides insights for treating addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In a scientific…
2017 CNEP Conference December 7th at the David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 *Click here to register* Program We hope that you will join us for…
Few patients recover full hand dexterity after an acquired brain injury such as stroke. Repetitive somatosensory electrical stimulation (SES) is a promising method to promote recovery of hand function. However,…
Artificial intelligence and brain–computer interfaces must respect and preserve people’s privacy, identity, agency and equality Consider the following scenario. A paralysed man participates in a clinical trial of a brain–computer…
Value-based decision-making involves an assessment of the value of items available and the actions required to obtain them. The basal ganglia are highly implicated in action selection and goal-directed behavior,…
As scientists develop powerful neurotechnologies to monitor and regulate brain activity, ethical questions arise about how these new tools should be incorporated into medical research and clinical practice. To inform…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by motor symptoms such as rigidity and bradykinesia that prevent normal movement. Beta band oscillations (13-30 Hz) in neural local field potentials (LFPs) have been…