FeaturedNeurology·August 8, 2015·3 min readKidney Function Impairment Linked to Brain DisordersAccording to a new study, poor kidney function is linked to stroke and dementia as a result of decreased blood flow to the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·4 min readCarbs Needed to Evolve Big BrainsA new study reports on the importance of dietary carbohydrates in human evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 4, 2015·4 min readStudy Reveals How Prion Diseases Spread From the Gut to the BrainA new study reveals how prions are able to spread from the gut and into the brain after a person eats contaminated meat.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 29, 2015·3 min readMathematical Model for Robots with ‘Bacterial Brains’Researchers use a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control robot behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2015·4 min readStress Response Affected by Body Fat’s Signals to BrainA new study reports too much extra fat can impair the body's ability to send signals to the brain to stop stress responses.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 27, 2015·3 min readNeural Compensation Linked to Better Memory in Old AgeA new study sheds light on how memory can remain efficient despite neural decline associated with aging.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience·June 1, 2015·5 min readResearchers Find Missing Link Between the Brain and Immune SystemResearchers discover the brain and immune system are directly linked through vessels previously thought not to exist.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2015·4 min readHIV Can Evolve and Replicate in Patient’s Brain Early in the IllnessA new study reports a subset of patients, the HIV virus started to replicate in the brain within the first four months of infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2015·3 min readTBI Patients Show Signs of Faster Brain AgingAccording to a new study, patients with TBI show brain structure changes most often seen in older people.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2015·5 min readThe Rise and Fall of Cognitive SkillsDifferent components of fluid intelligence peak at different ages, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 22, 2015·2 min readExperimenting Preteens May Have Different Brain ProcessesResearchers report preteens who like to experiment and engage in new experiences have stronger neural connections and brain processes than those who don't.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 19, 2015·4 min readEvolving a Bigger Brain with Human DNAResearchers have shown it is possible to pick out key changes in genetic code between humans and chimpanzees. They were then able to visualize the contributions to early brain development using mouse embryos.Read More
