AutismFeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2014·3 min readNew Autism Definition May Decrease Diagnosis by One ThirdA new study reports a statistically significant decrease in patients being diagnosed with ASD by clinicians using the new DSM-5.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 25, 2014·2 min readBrain Cell Activity Regulates Alzheimer’s ProteinA new study reports that increased neural activity boosts tau levels in the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·5 min readTumors ‘Light Up’ With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a LaserResearchers have developed a unique and inexpensive device which lights up malignant brain tumors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·2 min readNew Risk Gene Illuminates Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have isolated a gene believed to play a casual role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 25, 2014·4 min readResearchers Generate New Neurons in Brains, Spinal Cords of Living Adult MammalsResearchers reprogram astrocytes to become functional neurons in living mammals.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 24, 2014·2 min readNew Ideas Change Your Brain CellsA new study identifies important molecular changes which occur when people learn.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 24, 2014·3 min readNew Study Settles How Social Understanding is Performed by the BrainNew research settles how the brain makes sense of actions it witnesses others performing in daily life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 23, 2014·3 min readResearchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social MemoryCA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 22, 2014·2 min readAntibody May Be Detectable in Blood Years Before MS Symptoms AppearAccording to a new study, the KIR4.1 antibody may be present in patients before the onsite of multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 21, 2014·3 min readGeneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous SystemGeneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2014·2 min readMechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells DiscoveredElectrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2014·2 min readBanding Together to Control MovementResearchers reveal how one region of the brain utilizes multiple brain wave frequency bands to control movement.Read More
