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Scientists at Stanford University have tapped into the mind of the mouse and are now circulating information about how the pesky rodents think. A team of Stanford researchers planted tiny probes inside the brains of mice to detect what were essentially mouse memories, according to a study published last month in the online edition of
President Barack Obama announced today a bold research initiative aimed at developing new technologies and methods for understanding the human brain. Several Stanford scientists will play critical roles in the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) project, which calls for initial funding of $100 million. “As humans we can identify galaxies light-years away,” President
STANFORD, Calif. — It’s not quite mind-reading, but it may be the closest scientists have ever come. Stanford researchers have found a way to watch what’s happening deep inside the brain of a mouse. Researchers carefully implanted a tiny lens inside the mouse’s brain. It’s the lens for a microscope so small, the mouse can
MOUNTAIN VIEW Calif., Oct. 12, 2012 – Inscopix, Inc. and SRI International today announced a collaborative neuroscience imaging R&D program. Researchers from Inscopix and SRI’s Center for Neuroscience and Metabolic Diseases will use Inscopix’s nVista™ HD imaging system to gain a better understanding of normal brain function and the dysfunctions of neural circuitry that underlie
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The neurotechnology industry—comprising devices, diagnostics, and drugs targeting the brain and the rest of the nervous system—grew 5.6% in 2011 to $158.6 billion in revenues, reports market research firm NeuroInsights. That growth was evident at the 2012 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting (October 13–17; New Orleans, LA), where a number of companies announced interesting new