Wireless Electrophysiology with Ultrasonic Neural Dust
In this video, we demonstrate how ultrasound can be used to wirelessly power and communicate with mm-scale devices (neural dust) implanted in the nervous system. We show calibration of the devices as ...
Abstract Category Learning - The classification of diverse experiences into useful categories is important for recognizing and interpreting new experiences. Earl Miller and colleagues examine this pro...
When Genetic Instability Is a Good Thing - Dr. Orr-Weaver discusses her group's work on regulatory programs that amplify (or suppress) overreplication of cell-type-appropriate genes in the Drosophila ...
Aneuploidy via Telomere Attrition - Telomere dysfunction and aneuploidy are both common features of cancer cells. But are they causally linked? Watch and listen as Titia de Lange and Teresa Davoli tak...
How Do Sex Hormones Control Behavior? - Nirao Shah and his colleagues explain how single genes control specific features of sexually dimorphic behaviors, such as the willingness to mate, speed of coll...
PLANTS Opinion Ecological understanding of root-infecting fungi
Created by Matthias C. Rillig and colleagues and featuring Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros. Read the related Review in the July 2014 issue of Trends in Plant Science at http://bit.ly/1er9cSK...
How the Brain Accumulates Evidence during Decision-Making
How the Brain Accumulates Evidence during Decision-Making. Making good decisions requires evidence accumulation, in which newly acquired information is used to update beliefs and select future actions...
Heller and colleagues describe a mathematical method that allows a 3D reconstruction of the inner-ear tissue based on the relative location and differentiation status of individual cells....
Reprogramming Exploits a Chink in Polycomb's Armor
Reprogramming Exploits a Chink in Polycomb's Armor - Could enhancers initiate reprogramming? Peter Jones explains how nucleasome-free zones provide a "landing strip" for master transcription...
