Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·July 3, 2021·5 min readStudy Pinpoints Role of Dopamine in Songbird’s Brain PlasticityDopamine drives neuroplasticity in the auditory pallium region of the zebra finch brain, researchers report.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·February 15, 2019·3 min readCan Being Born Blind Protect People From Schizophrenia?A new study provides compelling evidence that congenital blindness and early cortical blindness may decrease the risk of developing schizophrenia. Researchers believe the protective effect may be related to compensatory cortical reorganization.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·August 12, 2014·5 min readOverhaul of Our Understanding of Why Autism Potentially OccursA new study investigates why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readLong Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in ActionResearchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain.Read More
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