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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 17, 2015·4 min readResearchers Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia PathwaysResearchers use neuroimaging technology to visualize the pathways that connect the different areas of the basal ganglia. The research could lead to new tracking of disease progression in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2015·6 min readResearchers Uncover a Mechanism for Learning in Adult SongbirdsResearchers have discovered a neurological mechanism which could help explain how songbirds are able to refine and alter their songs as adults.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 27, 2015·3 min readComputational Model Suggests Humans Are Naturally Wired To Be NaysayersCould our brains be hardwired to say no? A new study suggests it is.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·April 2, 2015·4 min readTyping Patterns Could Help Identify Early Onset of Parkinson’s DiseaseInformation about the state of a person's motor function can be obtained by analyzing how they type, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 9, 2015·6 min readNewly Discovered Brain Pathway Could Solve Antipsychotic MysteryResearchers provide possible new insights into psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More