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17 Sep 2013 | 19:11 BST

The NIH’s BRAIN Initiative interim report – notes and thoughts

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: funding, Neuroscience

The NIH’s BRAIN Initiative interim report – notes and thoughts

The first official report lists the scientific priorities that will be funded by the NIH as part of the BRAIN Initiative  … Read more

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30 May 2013 | 13:00 BST

It’s time to map the brain

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials, Neuroscience

It's time to map the brain

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  • brain imaging
  • connectomics

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02 Apr 2013 | 13:56 BST

An era for BRAIN technology

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials, General interest, Neuroscience

President Barack Obama has just proposed large investments in a project aiming to develop technologies that enhance our understanding of brain function.  Read more

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28 Mar 2013 | 12:55 GMT

Technology development at the heart of ‘big neuroscience’

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials, General interest, Neuroscience

European and US initiatives aiming to advance our understanding of brain function depend on new technologies.    … Read more

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18 Mar 2013 | 15:53 GMT

Whole brain cellular-level activity mapping in a second

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Microscopy & Imaging, Model Organisms, Neuroscience

Whole brain cellular-level activity mapping in a second

It is now possible to map the activity of nearly all the neurons in a vertebrate brain at cellular resolution. What does this mean for neuroscience research and projects like the Brain Activity Map proposal?  Read more

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  • fluorescence microscopy
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  • neurons
  • zebrafish

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30 Jan 2013 | 07:00 GMT

A hit below the belt to Spanish science

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: funding

In a report published last Thursday, the Spanish government released a sudden modification of the established rules pertaining to the financing of research projects sentencing the research community to more hardships.  Read more

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30 Aug 2012 | 13:01 BST

Prioritizing ‘bottom-up’ investments in infrastructures, as well

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials

In this month’s editorial we discuss the importance of prioritizing funds for researcher-originated projects, such as those supported by the European Research Council (ERC) over thematically-defined grants inEurope’s next program for research and innovation.  Read more

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30 May 2012 | 13:00 BST

What’s behind an fMRI signal?

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials, Microscopy & Imaging, Neuroscience

In this month’s editorial we discuss the importance of gaining a deeper understanding of the signals underlying fMRI technology.  Read more

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30 Jan 2012 | 17:54 GMT

Head-to-head comparisons of methods and tools

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Editorials

Choosing the best tool or method for a particular experiment can be a daunting task. Finding the right choice can mean much time and many resources and an improper one can lead to poor or inaccurate results.  Read more

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  • method development
  • optogenetics
  • super-resolution

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29 Dec 2010 | 08:28 GMT

Method of the Year 2010: Optogenetics

Posted by erika pastrana | Categories: Method of the year, Neuroscience

The time to celebrate methods has come and this year we have chosen to devote our end of year special feature to Optogenetics.  Read more

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