FeaturedNeuroscience·February 9, 2018·4 min readHow Your Brain Helps You Learn New SkillsA new study reveals how fast spiking interneurons improve the efficiency of learning a new skill.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 9, 2018·2 min readStem Cell Division Seen For First Time in Adult BrainResearchers have observed how neural stem cells divide and new neurons are integrated into the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2018·3 min readWorm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a PoleResearchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 6, 2018·3 min readBrain Chemical Blamed For Old Age Mental Decline Could Hold Key to Its ReversalResearchers report keeping levels of KYNA low throughout a worm's life can help prevent the onsite of age-related cognitive decline.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2018·4 min readDim Light May Make Us DumberA new study reveals exposure to dim light might impact memory and learning. Researchers report rodents exposed to dim lighting lost 30 percent of hippocampal capacity and performed poorly on spatial tasks they had previously experienced.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 30, 2018·3 min readWhy Do We Trust, or Distrust Strangers? The Answer is PavlovianA new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2018·5 min readLanguage is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate HumansA new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·4 min readIf You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your ScentA new study reveals mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odor to an unpleasant shock, much like being swatted. Researchers report the insects tend to avoid the scent following the experience.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·4 min readDeaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing ChildrenMax Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2018·6 min readHow Babies’ Brains Process Touch Builds Foundations for LearningUniversity of Washington researchers report activity in the somatosensory cortex for both felt and observed touch demonstrates 7 month old babies can make a basic connection between self and others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 17, 2018·6 min readPrebiotics in Infant Formula May Improve Memory, Learning and Alter Brain FunctionA new study using piglets shows prebiotics used in baby formula can enhance memory and learning, as well as altering brain chemistry.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2018·4 min readPreterm Babies May Suffer Setbacks in Auditory Brain Development and SpeechA new study reports babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are more likely to show delayed development of the auditory cortex.Read More