FeaturedNeuroscience·February 17, 2015·3 min readBroca’s Area, the Brain’s Iconic Seat of Speech, Goes Silent When We TalkA new study redefines the role of the Broca's area.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2014·2 min readShedding New Light on the Formation of Emotional Fear MemoriesA new study finds Hebbian plasticity is partially correct.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2014·5 min readScientists Restore Hearing in Noise Deafened MiceResearchers report they have been able to restore some hearing in mice which had suffered noise deafness.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2014·4 min readStudy Shows How Movement Affects HearingUsing a combination of techniques, researcher reveal how the motor cortex can suppress activity in the auditory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2014·4 min readStudy Sheds New Light on Second Language Learning in AdulthoodNew research identifies the neural mechanisms underlying the learning of a second language in adulthood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·5 min readYou Took the Words Right Out of My BrainA new study reports on the brain's predictive nature when listening to others speak.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readA Biological Engine for Human LanguageResearchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2014·2 min readBrain Anatomy Differences Between Deaf and Hearing Depend on First Language LearnedResearchers report that the language we learn as children, as well as hearing status, affect the structure of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2014·3 min readA Short Stay in Darkness May Heal Hearing WoesResearchers find simulated blindness in adult mice sharpens the animal's hearing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2013·2 min readMusical Brain-Reading Sheds Light on Neural Processing of MusicUsing fMRI neuroimaging, researchers pinpoint areas of the brain which are crucial for processing music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 5, 2013·2 min readJust a Few Years of Early Musical Training Benefits the Brain Later in LifeResearchers report people who learned to play music as children process speech faster later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2013·2 min readA Trace of Memory: Researchers Watch Neurons in the Brain During Learning and Memory RecallResearchers track single neurons in mice brains over time using advanced neuroimaging techniques. The new technique allowed them to establish the processes at play during memory formation and recall.Read More
