Neuroscience News - AI, Neuroscience, Psychology Research

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 17, 2019·3 min read

How stress can curb the desire to eat

Paraventricular hypothalamus to ventral lateral septum neurotransmission underlies dynamic feeding associated with emotional state. The network may underly the comorbidity between eating abnormalities experienced while under extreme stress.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 17, 2019·2 min read

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder?

In a world of digital assistants, are we forgetting our manners? Not yet, researchers say. Using Siri and Alexas is not making adults rude. However, this may not be the case for children. Fortunately, digital assistant service provides are taking steps to reward children for general politeness.

This is a diagram from the research paper

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 16, 2019·2 min read

Gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease is involved in neuronal communication

Study reveals how CD2AP may enhance Alzheimer's susceptibility. The gene affects neural communication by regulating the levels of regulatory proteins present around synapses.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 16, 2019·5 min read

Finding the brain’s compass

Researchers have identified a neural network in mice that transfers high dimensional complex information about the environment to a simple abstract object in the brain.

This shows an eye with a woman in the middle

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 16, 2019·3 min read

Political campaigns may influence acceptance of violence against women

Study links acceptance of violent attitudes toward women and more tolerance to 'rape culture' with a person's presidential candidate support in the 2016 election.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 16, 2019·4 min read

More Than Just Jaundice: Bilirubin May Protect The Brain

Bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly associated with jaundice in newborns, appears to have neuroprotective properties. A new study in mice reveals bilirubin may protect the brain against oxidative stress.

$This shows a diagram from the study$

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 16, 2019·4 min read

Using math to help treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases

Using control theory and the physics of protein aggregation, researchers created theoretical predictions on how and when to use drug interventions for neurodegenerative diseases.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 16, 2019·4 min read

Non-invasive electrical stimulation alters blood flow in brain tumors

After a single session of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), researchers noted a significant reduction in blood flow to brain tumors. However, there were no alterations in blood flow or activity in the rest of the brain. The technique may be helpful in the treatment of brain cancers such as glioblastoma.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 16, 2019·4 min read

Adults with mild cognitive impairment can learn and benefit from mindfulness meditation

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment who practiced mindful meditation for 20 minutes a day were more likely to have an understanding of the underlying concepts of mindfulness. The study demonstrates memory impairments associated with MCI do not preclude learning mindfulness skills.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 16, 2019·4 min read

Study links gene to children with physical and intellectual disabilities

Rare variants in the DDX6 gene have been linked to significant disruption in the development of the central nervous system, affecting basic motor skills and resulting in intellectual disabilities.

This shows someone writing with their left hand

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·August 15, 2019·4 min read

Being left-handed doesn’t mean you are right-brained – so what does it mean?

Researchers look at the myths and the facts about left-handedness.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 15, 2019·3 min read

How our brain remembers the order of events

A new theory and model helps explain how entorhinal time ramping cells produce hippocampal time cells. The hippocampal cells allow for memory association between places and people to help recall event sequences.