The geometry of consciousness is a multi-dimensional math trip
Amanda Alvarez writes about how neuroscientists are studying consciousness with mathematics
Dec 7
Oct 5
RIKEN Research Fall Issue
Fall is here, and with it comes the latest issue of RIKEN Research. This issue covers tactile learning during sleep, supercomputers and simulations, solar cells, fly olfaction, tumor vaccines, and more
Sep 30
Locating social memories in the brain
Scientists have identified where social memories are stored in the brains of mice. Mice are forgotten because memories cannot be retrieved.
Sep 26
Big news in iPS cell transplants
iPS cell-derived retinal cells have been successfully transplanted from one monkey to another without need of immunosuppressant drugs.
Aug 27
In Japan, women in science seek allies, resources in push for gender equality
neuroamanda talks about gender equality for female scientists is Japan.
Aug 23
Measuring altitude — with clocks?
Measuring altitude using atomic clocks seems like a crazy idea, but it’s already being done at RIKEN in Japan
Aug 19
The sound of molecules: NMR-inspired music
Science & art: how NMR works and how NMR spectra have been used to compose music based on molecular structures.
Aug 17
Eve Marder: freeing knowledge, crashing neurons
None of us would get on a plane that had its parts changed in mid-air, says Eve Marder, who has spent her career probing a very specific cluster of crustacean nerve cells. Yet we are all walking around undergoing a constant turnover of cellular parts, and so are the lobsters and crabs Marder studies.
Aug 5
RIKEN Research Summer issue
A quick post to let you know that the Summer issue of RIKEN Research Magazine came out towards the end of June. This issue covers brain evolution, regenerating skin, super-clear synapses, and much much more! Enjoy!
Aug 5
ESOF and the gimungous telescope
Highlights from the recent EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) conference held in Manchester (actually, pre-ESOF). Science was everywhere, even out by the sheep
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