FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 1, 2018·4 min readBlind People Depend on Timing Cues for Some Spatial AwarenessResearchers report blind people need additional timing cues to accurately judge relative locations of sounds, but those without visual impairments who were blindfolded could judge the relative location of sounds independently from timing cues.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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 10, 2018·2 min readResearchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female MiceBy inducing hot flashes, most commonly associated with menopause, in both male and female mice, researchers discover Kiss1 neurons initiate a fast boost in skin temperature followed by a drop in core body temperature.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2018·4 min readI Am Human, Hear Me RoarAccording to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 15, 2018·4 min readFoods Combining Carbs and Fats More Rewarding That Just Carbs or Fats AloneA new study reports foods that contain both carbs and fats evoke greater response in the brain's reward center than foods that contain either just carbs or fats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·4 min readBrain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse StudyA new mouse study reveals females have a three fold higher abundance of EP3, in addition to elevated levels of genes associated with major depressive disorder in the locus coeruleus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·4 min readHow REM and Non-REM Sleep May Work Together to Help Solve ProblemsResearchers have created a new model that may help explain how different sleep patterns may help us to solve problems. The study reveals non-REM sleep helps us categorize information, where as REM sleep helps us to draw unexpected connections between information we have been exposed to.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2018·5 min readStudy Sheds Light on Genetic Foundation of MigrainesResearchers have identified three genes linked to hemiplegic migraine.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 19, 2018·4 min readNeurons Derived From Super-Obese People Respond Differently to Appetite HormoneAccording to researchers, neurons generated from super obese people are more likely to dysregulate hormones related to hunger and feeding behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2018·4 min readOlder Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young PeopleA new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 9, 2018·5 min readHigh Resolution Brain Imaging Provides Clues to Age Related Memory LossThe decline of signalling in the anterolateral entorhinal cortex has been linked to memory loss associated with aging, a new neuroimaging study reveals.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 20, 2018·5 min readHow Political Parties Influence Our Belief, and What We Can Do About ItValuing our identity over our accuracy leads us to accept incorrect information that aligns with the beliefs of the political party we support, researchers report.Read More
