FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 1, 2020·3 min readFor people with diabetes and COVID-19, blood sugar control is keyIt is well reported that diabetes is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infections and increased mortality risk as a result of the virus. A new study reports those with Type 2 diabetes with well-controlled blood sugar levels fare much better if the contract coronavirus than those with poorly controlled blood glucose levels.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 29, 2020·5 min readImplant-free optogenetics minimizes brain damage during neuronal stimulationResearchers genetically engineered neurons to produce a newly developed, light-sensitive protein called SOUL. They then used optogenetic technology to shine a light through the skull and alter neural responses through an entire mouse brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 23, 2020·4 min readBrain-computer interface technology restores sense of touch to man with SCIResearchers were able to restore the sense of touch to a 28-year-old who suffered a spinal cord injury with the help of new brain-computer interface technology.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2020·4 min readBrain mapping study suggests motor regions for the hand also connect to the entire bodyThe hand knob area of the premotor cortex operates across a wide range of motor functions and body areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 10, 2020·5 min readScientists categorize neurons by the way the brain jiggles during a heartbeatBy analyzing alterations in waveform recorded from neurons during a heartbeat, researchers can more accurately classify different types of neurons in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 3, 2020·5 min readArtificial sweeteners combined with carbs may be more harmful than sweeteners aloneConsumed alone, artificial sweeteners do not appear to have a negative impact. However, when consumed with carbohydrates, insulin sensitivity changes and the brain has a decreased response to sweet tastes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2020·3 min readResearchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains, and it wakes them upStimulating the central lateral thalamus in monkeys under anesthesia was enough to wake the animals and elicit normal waking behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 17, 2020·3 min readScientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetchWolf pups can interpret human social communicative cues, enabling them to play fetch. The findings shed light on the evolutionary behavior of domestic dogs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2020·6 min readT. gondii cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predatorsMice infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite showed no selective reduction in fear of feline predators. Findings reveal chronic T. gondii infection reduces anxiety and risk-aversion while increasing curiosity and exploratory behaviors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 21, 2019·5 min readSimulations suggest embryo selection based on traits like height or IQ is still far offThe ability to select specific traits, such as height or IQ, brought about by multiple genes is more complicated than most people realize.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2019·4 min readBrain scans reveal how the human brain compensates when one hemisphere is removedThe brains of adults who received hemispherectomies as children had unusually strong connections between functional brain networks in the remaining hemisphere, which help the body to function as if the brain were intact.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2019·4 min readEnjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surpriseCombining neuroimaging data with machine learning, researchers report musical pleasure depends on a dynamic interplay between prospective and retrospective states of expectation.Read More
