FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 6, 2022·6 min readAn Appetite Map in the BrainResearchers report the way the brain processes sensory input information depends on whether an animal lacks specific nutrients or is pregnant. The findings provide valuable new insight on the neural basis for behavior both within and beyond food choices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2022·6 min readFirst Evidence of Replay During Sleep in the Human Motor Cortex, Which Governs Voluntary MovementData collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 13, 2022·3 min readStaring at Yourself During Virtual Chats May Worsen Your MoodThe more a person stares at themselves while in a virtual meeting, the more their mood decreases, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 13, 2022·5 min readA Glimpse Into the Dog’s Mind: A New Study Reveals How Dogs Think of Their ToysDogs have multi-modal mental imagery of items and objects that are familiar to them. When a dog thinks about an object, they imagine the object's different sensory features.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 23, 2022·1 min readHow Fast Are You Aging? Researchers Discuss Their ‘Pace of Aging’ ScoreThe "pace of aging" score converts several health variables into a single measure that reflects a person's biological aging rate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·May 21, 2022·3 min readStress Can Make You More SelfishHigher levels of stress can diminish altruistic behaviors, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 19, 2022·5 min readSpying on Thousands of Neurons in the Brain’s Vision Center SimultaneouslyA novel, custom-built microscope allowed researchers to track the activity of a single neuron across the entire visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 24, 2022·3 min readWidespread Brain Receptor Hides Surprising Mechanism of ActionGlutamate binds to the subunits of its receptor only in specific patterns. The findings upend previous belief that each subunit binds glutamate independently and points to a new level of complexity in neurotransmission and drug response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 23, 2022·1 min readKnow the Difference Between Adult and Teen DepressionDepression symptoms in teens often present themselves differently from those in adults with clinical depression.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 22, 2022·4 min readFor Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They EndA new study sheds light on the movement of neurons throughout the brain during fetal development. Researchers also found the two hemispheres of the human cortex separated earlier in development than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 3, 2022·5 min readMutations in Noncoding DNA Are Found to Protect the Brain From ALSMutations in the IL18RAP gene reduce inflammation and appears to protect the brain against ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 1, 2022·3 min readCellular Structure of the Human Metathalamus Revealed in Novel 3D MapResearchers have released a new open-access 3D map of the cellular structure of two distinct parts of the metathalamus.Read More