FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 15, 2021·6 min readEmotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early AgeEmotional knowledge, cooperative social behavior, and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in young children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 15, 2021·5 min readSpending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our BrainsBrain structure and mood improve when people spend time outdoors. This has positive implications for concentration, memory, and overall psychological wellbeing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 15, 2021·7 min read“Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words to Man with ParalysisA newly developed speech neuroprosthesis has restored a voice to a severely paralyzed man. The technology translates signals from the brain to the vocal tracts, generating words on a screen.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 15, 2021·5 min readWhat Does the Sleeping Brain Think About?Combining EEG data and MRI brain scans, researchers discovered how, during sleep, the hippocampus sends memory information it has stored throughout the day to the cerebral cortex, allowing for memory consolidation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less GenerousMindful meditation causes those who consider themselves to be more "independent-minded" or egocentric to become less generous and more selfish, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2021·4 min readImpairments Found In Neurons Derived From People With Schizophrenia and Genetic MutationThe release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in people with schizophrenia who have the neurexin 1 gene mutation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 14, 2021·7 min readHow Do We Know Where Things Are?A new study reveals how the visual system stabilizes and what happens when we shift our vision by moving our eyes.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2021·5 min readMini-Brain Study Shows How Environmental Risk Factors Can Amplify Genetic Risks for AutismUsing human stem cells to develop a brain organoid model, researchers were able to show exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with an autism-linked gene mutation. The study provides clear evidence that genetics and environment may combine to disrupt neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·July 14, 2021·4 min readCannabis Terpenes Provide Pain Relief and Contribute to ‘Entourage Effect’Cannabis terpenes, the part of the plant which provides aroma and flavor, may provide therapeutic benefits in controlling pain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2021·3 min readEmpathy May Drive Rats and Other Mammals to Help Friends Over StrangersWhen a rat helps another within its social group, brain areas associated with reward and motivation become more active. This does not occur when a rat is faced with the prospect of helping another rat outside its social group. Researchers say the findings may provide a better understanding of similar social biases in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 14, 2021·5 min readSignaling Molecule That May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease IdentifiedMouse and human studies reveal Interleukin-3 may modify immune responses in the brain that cause cell death and lead to Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2021·2 min readAntibiotics in Early Life Could Affect Brain DevelopmentEarly-life exposure to antibiotics could impact brain development in areas associated with emotional and cognitive function, a new study reports. Researchers found penicillin exposure in infant mice altered the microbiome and gene expression in key areas of the developing brain.Read More
