Feed your brain with the latest findings in neuroscience research.

Fall 2012

Parasites and Us: Who is in Control?

by Christine Ottery

Studies link the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in the brain to higher rates of suicide attempts, schizophrenia, and infection. How might it contribute to the many causes of these diseases?

Fall 2012

The Enduring Mystery of REM Sleep

by Jim Schnabel

Is it a new-memory integrator? A virtual reality training program encoded in our genes? Or merely a warming-up of our neural engines?

Summer 2012

Stroke Researchers Aim to Stem the “Ischemic Cascade”

by Carl Sherman

Much of the damage caused by stroke results from gradual processes, which might be reversible. Scientists are trying compounds that block receptors and methods of cooling the overtaxed brain.

Winter 2012

Treating Brain Cancer with Nanomedicine

by Christine Ottery

Researchers find microparticles can carry treatments across the blood-brain barrier and target only tumor cells.