Are Patents Impeding Medical Care and Innovation? (Part 3)
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The human central nervous system, particularly the brain, is marvelously integrated and complex. Professionals and students alike may find mastery of clinical neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to be a difficult task. That is why I want to share a fantastic website I recently discovered called “The Brain From Top To Bottom.” Check the end of this report for a link to visit this free internet resource.
A scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute is leading the global discussion and research on a hidden lobe of the brain called the insula. A.D. “Bud” Craig, PhD, who began studying the often-ignored lobe more than two decades ago, has organized and edited a special edition of the journal Brain Structure and Function dedicated to the emerging medical and scientific interest in the insula. Check the end of this report for a link to download articles from this special edition. As of this writing, all articles were available for download. While some articles are “open access,” many are not, so readers should quickly download these while the publisher provides them free of charge.
Astrocytes are the most common type of cell in the brain and play an important role in the function of neurons – nerve cells. New research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that they are also directly involved in the regulation of signaling between neurons. “Our results contribute to the insight that astrocytes can [...]
Personalities come in all kinds. Now psychological scientists have found that the size of different parts of people’s brains correspond to their personalities; for example, conscientious people tend to have a bigger lateral prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in planning and controlling behavior. The research appears in Psychological Science, a journal of [...]
This edition of The Scientist Research News Update brings about some interesting and potentially controversial research and news. Topics include The University of Iowa to build an underground animal testing facility as added protection from animal’s rights groups, how tools can alter the brain’s map of the body, New York to purchase women’s eggs, Eli [...]
The book “Bioelectromagnetism: Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields” from Oxford University Press is now available online for free. An extended review will not be given here since readers have access to the entire book. The bioelectromagnetism of cells and synapses, as well as of various organs, such as the heart and the [...]
There is a major cool factor to today’s “Excellent Free Resource” topic, The Visible Body. Users can explore human anatomy in a unique and easy to understand 3D environment using a web browser. Free registration and installation of a simple browser plug-in (to allow user control of the 3D environment) is required. The Visible Body [...]
