FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 9, 2017·6 min readA Turbo Charge For Your Brain?Using non-invasive brain stimulation, researchers stimulated the lateral prefrontal cortex and medial prefrontal cortex, enhancing executive function and self control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2020·5 min readAs Information Flows Through Brain’s Heirarchy, Higher Regions Use Higher Frequency WavesStudy provides new insight into how brain waves control the flow of information through the cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2021·5 min readBoosting Memory Performance by Finding Amplitude of Brain Waves and Speeding OscillationsEntrainment can safely manipulate brain waves to induce improvements in memory, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2016·5 min readGene Linked to Down Syndrome Associated With Altered Oscillations in Cerebral CortexResearchers have identified alterations in neural circuitry that impact cerebral cortex pathology. These alterations could be key to cognitive deficits in Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 13, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain Controls SleepResearchers have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions of the brain to fall asleep or become less alert, while the rest of the brain remains awake.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2022·3 min readIt’s the Rhythm That CountsStudy reveals how rhythmic brain activity shapes our perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 28, 2023·3 min readStudying Brain Oscillations to Understand What Makes a Memory StickMemory formation requires higher-frequency ripples in the hippocampus and lower-frequency ripples in the parietal cortex. However, to make a memory stick, coordinated high-frequency ripples between the hippocampus and parietal cortex are required.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2016·4 min readWaves of FearResearchers detect coordinated oscillations in the activity of two different areas of the brain which are characteristic of the fear response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2022·4 min readWhat Happens in Our Brain When We Die?A new study reveals brain oscillations associated with memory retrieval alter in the moments before death, suggesting the brain may replay significant life events just before we die.Read More
