Neuroscience

Washington University graduate student Jarod Roland tries out a device that detects electrical signals in his brain and casues his hand to open and close in response.

Stroke patients may someday use mind-controlled device to regain use of paralyzed limbs

Eli Chen

A mind-controlled robotic glove under development by Washington University scientists could give hope to those whose hands have become paralyzed due to a…

In 1962, laughter epidemic afflicted several communities for more than two years in present-day Tanzania.

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Contagious yawning, laughing and scratching gives clues to how the human brain works

Eli Chen

In 1962, a strange epidemic swept through several communities in Tanganyika, present-day Tanzania. It wasn’t a virus, but laughter among teenage…

UMSL neuroscience major Katrina Lynn injects a gel into a brainwave-reading cap worn by subject Kohei Kikuchi in January 2017.

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To an UMSL psychologist, love is just a state of mind

Eli Chen

In the late 1990s, before Sandra Langeslag began attending college, she was dumped. Then a few months later, she fell in love again.“I was very curious. I…

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Mind and machine—author Malcolm Gay’s book partially inspired by St. Louis neurosurgeon

Kelly Moffitt

Many people could construe the tagline of Malcolm Gay’s recent book, “The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines,” as a…

This diagram describes how the new wireless device functions. Source: Jeong JW, McCall JG, et al. Wireless optofluidic systems for programmable in vivo pharmacology and optogenetics. Cell, published online July 16, 2015.

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New device can inject drugs into the brain — via remote control

Scientists at Washington University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new tool to study how specific brain cells affect…

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This Is Your Brain...At The Movies

Movies can sometimes feel very real, bringing up emotions and even physical reactions as we watch them.Washington University cognitive neuroscientist…

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Computers In The Brain? Not So Science Fiction, Says St. Louis Neuroscientist

In the not-so-distant future, it will be possible, perhaps even common place, to have computers implanted in our brains, says St. Louis neurosurgeon Eric…

These miniaturized LED devices are small enough to safely implant in a mouse brain.

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Tiny Implantable LED Devices Help Shed Light On The Brain

Researchers at Washington University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed miniaturized electronic devices small enough to…

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First Results From Brain Mapping Project Ready For Download

An international brain mapping project led by Washington University has released its first set of results.The Human Connectome Project is a five-year…

Matt Langione, a subject in the study, reads Jane Austen's <em>Mansfield Park</em>. Results from the study suggest that blood flow in the brain differs during leisurely and critical reading activities.

A Lively Mind: Your Brain On Jane Austen

Helen Thompson

Could modern cognitive theories explain character development in one of Jane Austen's most famous heroines: Pride and Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennett? Reading sessions inside an MRI scanner are shedding light on the question.