FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2016·5 min readLearning How The Brain Controls MovementA new study explores how the brain speeds up or slows down during movement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2016·5 min readLost Your Train of Thought? Brain’s ‘Stopping’ System May Be to BlameA new study reports the brain system involved in interrupting body movements also can put the breaks on our stream of thought.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 18, 2016·3 min readLarger Globus Pallidus Volume in Those With SchizophreniaResearchers discover people with schizophrenia have greater volume in globus pallidus than in healthy subjects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 15, 2016·4 min readDopamine is Key to Vocal Learning in SongbirdsAccording to a new study, dopamine is essential for correcting vocal mistakes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 28, 2016·4 min readTreating Parkinson’s Disease By Solving the Mysteries of MovementA new study identifies a brain circuit that controls walking and identifies a new target for treating Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2016·5 min readWhy It’s So Hard to Break HabitsA new study reveals habits leave lasting marks on specific brain circuits, priming us to feed our cravings.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 13, 2016·4 min readInflammation Connected to Elevated Glutamate Could Guide Depression TreatmentsA new study reports on which patients may respond best to depression treatments that target glutamate.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 24, 2015·5 min readBrain Map Shows How Schizophrenia Symptoms are Linked to Distinct Neural CircuitsA neuroimaging study links the different symptoms of schizophrenia to neurological disruption in multiple brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain Keeps TimeResearchers have discovered how neurons in the lateral intraparietal cortex measure time intervals and accurately reproduce them.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 7, 2015·3 min readLack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s PatientsA new study reveals a lack of dopamine transmission via D1 receptors disrupts information flow in the basal ganglia and can cause difficulty in initiating voluntary movements for Parkinson's patients.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 17, 2015·4 min readSlamming on the Brakes: How The Brain Can Abruptly Stop a Planned BehaviorNeurons in the basal forebrain are responsible for our ability to swiftly halt a planned behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 10, 2015·4 min readWhy Long Term Use of L-DOPA for Parkinson’s Disease Leads to DyskinesiaA new study reports Parkinson's related dyskinesia occurs when striatonigral neurons become less responsive to GABA.Read More
