BRAIN initiative
Abbott A. 2013. Solving the brain. Nature 499:272-274.
Technology
Bohil CJ, Alicea B, Biocca FA. 2011. Virtual reality in neuroscience research and therapy. Nature reviews Neuroscience 12:752-762. [pdf]
Dayan E, Censor N, Buch ER, Sandrini M, Cohen LG. 2013. Noninvasive brain stimulation: from physiology to network dynamics and back. Nature Neurosci 16:838-844. [pdf]
Ijspeert AJ. 2014. Biorobotics: using robots to emulate and investigate agile locomotion. Science 346:196-203. [pdf]
Marx V. 2013. Brain Mapping in High Resolution. Nature 503:147-152.
Neuroimaging
Haynes JD, Rees G. 2006. Decoding mental states from brain activity in humans. Nature reviews Neuroscience 7:523-534. [pdf]
Smith K. 2013. Brain decoding: Reading minds. Nature 502:428-430.
Neuroprosthetics
Bensmaia SJ, Miller LE. 2014. Restoring sensorimotor function through intracortical interfaces: progress and looming challenges. Nature reviews Neuroscience 15:313-325. [pdf]
Jackson A, Zimmermann JB. 2012. Neural interfaces for the brain and spinal cord–restoring motor function. Nature reviews Neurology 8:690-699. [pdf]
Kwok R. 2013. Neuroprosthetics: once more, with feeling. Nature 497:176-178.
Nicolelis MA, Lebedev MA. 2009. Principles of neural ensemble physiology underlying the operation of brain-machine interfaces. Nature reviews Neuroscience 10:530-540.
Spinal cord injury
Boninger M, French J, Abbas J, Nagy L, Ferguson-Pell M, Taylor SJ, Rodgers M, Saunders N, Peckham H, Marshall R, Sherwood A. 2012. Technology for mobility in SCI 10 years from now. Spinal cord 50:358-363. [pdf]
Dietz V, Fouad K. 2014. Restoration of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury. Brain : a journal of neurology 137:654-667. [pdf]
Rossignol S, Frigon A. 2011. Recovery of locomotion after spinal cord injury: some facts and mechanisms. Annual review of neuroscience 34:413-440. [pdf]
Nature Outlook: The Spine.
Stroke rehabilitation
Belda-Lois JM, Mena-del Horno S, Bermejo-Bosch I, Moreno JC, Pons JL, Farina D, Iosa M, Molinari M, Tamburella F, Ramos A, Caria A, Solis-Escalante T, Brunner C, Rea M. 2011. Rehabilitation of gait after stroke: a review towards a top-down approach. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 8:66.
Dayan E, Censor N, Buch ER, Sandrini M, Cohen LG. 2013. Noninvasive brain stimulation: from physiology to network dynamics and back. Nature Neuroscience 16:838-844. [pdf]
Di Pino G, Pellegrino G, Assenza G, Capone F, Ferreri F, Formica D, Ranieri F, Tombini M, Ziemann U, Rothwell JC, Di Lazzaro V. 2014. Modulation of brain plasticity in stroke: a novel model for neurorehabilitation. Nature reviews Neurology 10:597-608. [pdf]
Dimyan MA, Cohen LG. 2011. Neuroplasticity in the context of motor rehabilitation after stroke. Nature reviews Neurology 7:76-85. [pdf]
Fox D. 2011. Neuroscience: Brain buzz. Nature 472:156-158.
Nature Outlook: Stroke.
Social neuroscience
Amodio DM, Frith CD. 2006. Meeting of minds: the medial frontal cortex and social cognition. Nature reviews Neuroscience 7:268-277. [pdf]
Frith CD, Frith U. 2012. Mechanisms of social cognition. Annual review of psychology 63:287-313. [pdf]
Maister L, Slater M, Sanchez-Vives MV, Tsakiris M. 2015. Changing bodies changes minds: owning another body affects social cognition. Trends in cognitive sciences 19:6-12. [pdf]
Neuroethics
Farah MJ. 2012. Neuroethics: the ethical, legal, and societal impact of neuroscience. Annual review of psychology 63:571-591.
Tracey I, Flower R. 2014. The warrior in the machine: neuroscience goes to war. Nature reviews Neuroscience 15:825-834. [pdf]
Sleep
Diekelmann S, Born J. 2010. The memory function of sleep. Nature reviews Neuroscience 11:114-126. [pdf]
Payne JD. 2014. The (gamma) power to control our dreams. Nat Neurosci 17:753-755.
Smith K. 2013. Neuroscience: Off to night school. Nature 497:S4-S5.
Nature Outlook: Sleep.
Aging
Douaud G, Groves AR, Tamnes CK, Westlye LT, Duff EP, Engvig A, Walhovd KB, James A, Gass A, Monsch AU, Matthews PM, Fjell AM, Smith SM, Johansen-Berg H. 2014. A common brain network links development, aging, and vulnerability to disease. PNAS 111:17648-17653. [pdf]
Grady C. 2012. The cognitive neuroscience of ageing. Nature reviews Neuroscience 13:491-505. [pdf]
Gutchess A. 2014. Plasticity of the aging brain: New directions in cognitive neuroscience. Science 346:579-582. [pdf]
Neurodevelopment
Aisen ML, Kerkovich D, Mast J, Mulroy S, Wren TAL, Kay RM, Rethlefsen SA. 2011. Cerebral palsy: clinical care and neurological rehabilitation. The Lancet Neurology 10:844-852.
Bardin J. 2012. Unlocking the Brain. Nature 487:24-26.
Di Martino A, Fair DA, Kelly C, Satterthwaite TD, Castellanos FX, Thomason ME, Craddock RC, Luna B, Leventhal BL, Zuo XN, Milham MP. 2014. Unraveling the Miswired Connectome: A Developmental Perspective. Neuron 83:1335-1353.
Menon V. 2013. Developmental pathways to functional brain networks: emerging principles. Trends in cognitive sciences 17:627-640.
Nutrition, Exercise and the Brain
Gomez-Pinilla F. 2008. Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function. Nature reviews Neuroscience 9:568-578. [pdf]
Morton GJ, Meek TH, Schwartz MW. 2014. Neurobiology of food intake in health and disease. Nature reviews Neuroscience 15:367-378.
Trivedi BP. 2014. Neuroscience: Dissecting appetite. Nature 508:S64-65.
van Praag H, Fleshner M, Schwartz MW, Mattson MP. 2014. Exercise, energy intake, glucose homeostasis, and the brain. The Journal of Neuroscience 34:15139-15149. [pdf]
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