Neuroscience News Home

Featured Neuroscience Research Articles

Image shows a cross section of a muscle biopsy.

Designed Proteins May Help Treat Muscular Dystrophy

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Researchers have designed two proteins that are able to stabilize cell scaffolding linking to muscle fibers, restoring muscle structure and function. The two proteins also were able to significantly prolong survival in animal models of muscular dystrophy.... Read More...

FeaturedGeneticsNeurology6 min read

Image shows a stick and ball model of serotonin.

How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study reinforces the idea that serotonin, a molecule associated with mood, directly contributes to the actions of cocaine.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology8 min read

Facial Models Suggest Less May Be More For a Successful Smile

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Less is more when it comes to a successful smile, researcher report. In a new study, researchers presented over 800 participants with computer generated images of smiling faces. Researchers found people rated smaller smiles to be more genuine, while bigger smiles that showed more teeth were perceived less well.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology4 min read

No Detectable Limit to How Long People Can Live

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Last October, researchers concluded that the upper limit of human age peaks at 115 years old. However, a new study reports that no evidence for this limit and, if such a maximum exists, it has yet to be reached or identified.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience3 min read

Image shows the Gruffalo and mouse in the deep dark wood.

How ‘The Gruffalo’ Helped Academics Boost Youngsters’ Motor Skills and Language Ability

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Using the children's book, "The Gruffalo", researchers devised a teaching approach that combined moment and storytelling activities. They report the children that participated in the combined activities showed greater improvement in both language and movement skills than those who were exposed to just one of the activities.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology6 min read

Why Some With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study sheds light on why some people on the autism spectrum have problems maintaining eye contact. Researchers say that eye avoidance behavior may be triggered by excessive arousal stemming from an over-activation in a specific region of the brain.... Read More...

AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyvisual neuroscience7 min read

Why Some With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017
How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017
A Mouse’s View of the World, As Seen Through Its Whiskers

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017
Brain Signals Deliver Targeted Treatment for World’s Most Common Movement Disorder

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017
Parkinson’s Associated Protein Linked to Human Upper GI Tract Infections

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017
Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Neuroscience Articles

Science articles on real or artificial brains & nervous systems

Image shows a brain scans with the dlPFC highlighted.

How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study implicates the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in our ability to assign credit for whatever action leads to a desired outcome. While the study does not rule out the involvement of other brain areas to credit assignment, it does show the dlPFC is a key player in how we assess causality.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience8 min read

A Mouse’s View of the World, As Seen Through Its Whiskers

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Researchers have successfully recreated the whisker map a mouse creates of its surroundings to help it navigate the world, catch food and avoid predators.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos5 min read

Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

According to researchers, taking a photo can help us to better recall visual memories, but can impair non-visual aspects, such as auditory details.... Read More...

auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience6 min read

A Snapshot of Neural Activity

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

A new neuron labeling technique allows researchers to obtain a snapshot of their activity at any moment in time. The new approach could provide new insights into neural functioning by offering better precision than current, more long term, labeling techniques. ... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience7 min read

Image shows a woman and shattered glass.

Reprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Silencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience7 min read

Lack of Sleep and Fighting With Partner Increases Inflammation

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2017

According to researchers, couples who fight following a lack of sleep expressed higher inflammation levels in blood samples.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology5 min read

Neurology Articles

Neurology research on brain surgeries & medical procedures

Seizures Follow Similar Path Regardless of Speed

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

By capturing a cell by cell view of seizures propagating through a mouse brain, researchers discovered neurons fire in a sequential pattern, regardless of how quickly the seizure occurs. The findings confirm seizures are not a result of neurons going haywire.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurology3 min read