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Featured Neuroscience

·February 21, 2013·2 min read

Where Does Our Head Come From?

New research has shed light on the evolutionary origin of the head.Researchers showed that in a simple, brainless sea anemone, the same genes that control head development in higher animals regulate the development of the front end of the swimming larvae.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 8, 2021·4 min read

Which Came First, Sleep or the Brain?

With the help of water-dwelling hydras, researchers discover new evidence that animals acquire the need to sleep before developing a brain.

This scan shows the location of the TPJ in the human brain.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 17, 2014·3 min read

Why Does the Brain Remember Dreams?

Researchers discover more activity in the temporoparietal junction in people who are able to frequently recall their dreams.

This image shows the outline of a person surrounded by fast food icons. In the head space is the outline of a brain in purple.

Featured Psychology

·October 20, 2014·2 min read

Why Your Brain Makes You Reach for Junk Food

Researchers explore the relationship between food buying habits and our neurobiology.

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Artificial Intelligence Featured

·February 14, 2014·2 min read

Will Virtual Brain Replace Lab Rats?

Researchers develop a simulated brain which they hope can be used to test new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 19, 2013·3 min read

Worm Research: Right Combination of Sugars Regulates Brain Development

A new study reveals how the tiny mir-79 molecule regulates neural development in roundworms.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 30, 2014·5 min read

Worry on the Brain

Researchers discover neural circuitry which promotes stress induced anxiety.

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Featured Neurology

·October 24, 2013·5 min read

Yeast, Human Stem Cells Drive Discovery of New Parkinson’s Disease Drug Targets

Researchers have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients.

This is a drawing of neurons

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 29, 2019·5 min read

Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings

Study looks at the evolutionary development of the human brain.

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Featured Psychology

·November 13, 2013·5 min read

Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t

According to a new study, the brain processes and understands visual inputs that we might not consciously perceive.

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