Name: Ben Haydock Position: Senior Software Engineer How long have you been working at MBF Bioscience? 10 years What do you do? I develop software. Most recently, I've been working on our imaging system and hardware integration. For imaging, I develop advanced features that help the user acquire the images they want. Another feature I worked on lets the user modify the display of those images for optimum image...
Read MoreYour Brain on Fiction "New support for the value of fiction is arriving from an unexpected quarter: neuroscience". www.nytimes.com (03/17/2012) Mayim Bialik on Attachment Parenting: ‘Very Small People Have a Voice’ "The actress, neuroscientist — and, now, author — extolls the virtues of co-sleeping, extended breast-feeding and wearing baby as a bodily accessory". healthland.time.com (03/15/2012) Eye of the Giant "Soccer ball-sized eyes may help giant squid see distant predators in the deep,...
Read MoreDo you use stereology in your lab? Would you like to know more about how you can use stereology to accurately estimate total quantities, lengths, areas, and volumes in your research? This month sees two separate stereology workshops. Dr. Dan Peterson's “Practical Workshop in Confocal Microscopy and Stereology” in Chicago, Illinois. And at Woods Hole, Massachusetts Dr. Mark West leads his “NeuroStereology Workshop.” Founding Director of the Center for...
Read MoreTune Into You Picking the right music has the ability to lift your mood, suppress anxiety, heighten workouts and can even help fight depression. articles.latimes.com (03/10/2012) Vegetarian Diet Could Make You Happier And Less Stressed, Study Shows Eating a vegetarian diet could make you happier and less stressed, says an article in Nutrition Journal. www.huffingtonpost.com (03/11/2012) Deleting Nf1 Protein Quickens Relief from Depression By eliminating a certain protein it can encourage the birth...
Read MoreOur most recent webinar on ‘Using Unbiased Stereology to Accurately Determine the Number of Cells in a Region of Interest’ is now available to view on our website. The Optical Fractionator is the most commonly used stereological probe in the life sciences. In our webinar Drs. Jose Maldonado and Dan Peruzzi go over the theory behind the Optical Fractionator probe. Learn the correct stereological protocol to use...
Read MoreHunger Affects What We See When our body needs something, like food, the brain tends to open a fast track for perceiving that specific thing. www.scientificamerican.com (3/4/2012) Japanese artist creates music using brain waves Normal instruments aren’t enough for musician Maskaki Batoh, so the Japanese artist and therapist created a machine that can create sound from brain waves. news.cnet.com (3/2/2012) Beholding beauty: How it’s been studied Beauty. We know it when we see...
Read MoreParents can forget about teaching, kids call the shots Parents fretting about brain-training their babies have been told to relax - children are like "dandelions" that will flourish almost regardless of what you do. http://www.heraldsun.com.au 02/27/2012 A whiff of rosemary gives your brain a boost Could the smell of rosemary enhance your time on a crossword puzzle? It's possible, according to a new study. http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com 02/25/2012 Brain Cancer Vaccine Being Tested in...
Read MoreFor the first time ever a color microdisplay is available for your microscope. The new Lucivid LED model let's you see your head-down display projected over your specimen in color or monochrome. The Lucivid is an innovative microdisplay that superimposes your computer monitor onto the microscope's field of view. Use the Lucivid to perform stereology with Stereo Investigator as well as accurately trace neurons with Neurolucida...
Read MoreEarly nurturing fosters healthy brain development A new study provides another reason why parents’ nurturing skills are crucial for children’s social and emotional development. www.modernmedicine.com (02/09/2012) Neuroscientists link brain-wave pattern to energy consumption New model of neuro-electric activity could help scientists better understand quiescent brain states such as coma. web.mit.edu (02/08/2012) Alzheimer's brain plaques 'rapidly cleared' in mice Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by...
Read MoreIf you use C. elegans as a model organism, you'll be interested in our new software application - WormLab™. Using image sequences or video files, WormLab™ tracks the motion and behavior of multiple or single worms, facilitating the analysis of this minuscule organism. WormLab™ even tracks worms through entanglements. Set for release this April, the fully supported software solution is available now for pre-order at ten...
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