FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2017·3 min readResearch Seeks to Boost Memory and Performance with Targeted Electrical StimulationResearchers look to transdermal electrical neuromodulation to help boost performance and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2017·2 min readA Turbo Engine for Tracing NeuronsNew software can be applied to existing neuron tracing algorithms to handle enormous data sets.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2017·4 min readScientific Discovery Game Significantly Speeds Up Neuroscience Research ProcessA new video game is helping to speed up neuroscience research by allowing players to reconstruct the architecture of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 23, 2017·3 min readTotally Bizarre Facts About the Star Nosed MoleResearchers reveal amazing facts about the brain organization and behavior of the elusive star nosed mole.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2017·5 min readBrains of One Handed People Suggest New Organization TheoryA new study into people born with one hand could shake up understanding of how the brain organizes itself.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·4 min readCreative People Have Better Connected BrainsA new study reports highly creative people appear to have more connections between their brain hemispheres.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 2, 2017·3 min readHow the Brain Resets During SleepResearchers examine if the size of synapses alters during sleep and wake states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2017·4 min readIlluminating the Neurons of Social AttractionOptogenetics and brain imaging techniques allow researchers to identify a small cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus that trigger attraction, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 25, 2017·4 min readIn Utero Conditions Can Affect Teen Brain DevelopmentA new study reports the in utero environment can impact teenage brain development, contributing to problems with cognitive processing and emotional regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 19, 2017·4 min readMapping Brain of Preterm Babies May Predict Later DisabilitiesResearchers report using neuroimaging to map the brains of preterm babies soon after their born could hold clues as to possible disabilities they may develop.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2017·4 min readMapping How the Brain Stores MemoriesThe same area of the brain can motivate and suppress a learned behavior at the same time, a new study reports.Read More