Do jellyfish dream of android squid?
Out of the closet: Intriguing research suggests that sleep has a long evolutionary history P. Rajendran Sometimes great ideas come to life in garages, at others in closets, as in…
Reflections on the brain
Researchers put their heads together at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience conference – to spectacular effect P Rajendran As far as going meta goes, the annual Society for Neuroscience conference,…
Better ways to stimulate the brain
Sound, light and current help researchers to tweak grey matter function in both health and disease P. Rajendran Nuance is redefining the art and the evidence-based science of brain stimulation.…
Dolphins may also fall prey to Alzheimer’s
Pathological signs of Alzheimer’s have been seen in these mammals, whose brains are much like ours Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi, University of Florida and David Borchelt, University of Florida A team…
How our gold was forged in colliding neutron stars
The cataclysmic event set off a gravitational tsunami and, along with other heavy metals, generated about 10 Earths’ worth of gold Duncan Brown, Syracuse University and Edo Berger, Harvard University…