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This image is an fMRI brain scan of a patient with the CLP1 mutation.

·April 24, 2014·3 min read

A Single Mutation Causes Rare Brain Disorder

Researchers trace a rare, previously unknown neurodegenerative disorder to a single genetic mutation in one individual born during the time of the Ottoman Empire.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Psychology

·April 1, 2014·4 min read

Experimental Cancer Drug Reverses Schizophrenia in Adolescent Mice

Researchers discover an experimental anti cancer compound appears to reverse behaviors associated with schizophrenia in mouse models.

This image shows the fmri and charts from the study.

Featured Psychology

·March 11, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Study Decision Making Center of Brain

Researchers identify different profiles of brain activity when people make cost benefit decisions related to alcohol consumption.

This image shows stained axons and neurons in the mouse cerebral cortex.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 27, 2014·4 min read

Study First to Offer Detailed Map of Mouse Cerebral Cortex

A new study identifies eight distinct neural sub-networks which form the connectivity infrastructure of the mammalian cerebral cortex.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 11, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Researchers believe they have identified a gene which links the thickness of gray matter in the brain to intelligence.

Featured Genetics

·February 5, 2014·3 min read

Brain Development – The Pivotal Role of the Stem Cell Environment

Researchers explain why iodine deficiency during pregnancy can adversely affect brain development in the unborn child.

The image shows the pericytes in a mouse brain.

Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 13, 2013·4 min read

Study Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’s

Pericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

The image shows the brain scan associated with the research.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 21, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Map Brain Areas Vital to Understanding Language

Researchers discover the brain mechanisms which underlie discourse comprehension.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 29, 2013·6 min read

Unravelling the True Identity of the Brain of Carl Friedrich Gauss

Researchers use neuroimaging techniques to reveal the true identities of the brains of Carl Friedrich Gauss and Conrad Heinrich Fuchs. The brains were incorrectly labelled over 150 years ago.

This is an MRI of the right brain hemisphere.

Featured Psychology

·October 10, 2013·4 min read

Right Supramarginal Gyrus Plays Important Role in Empathy

Researchers find that when the right supramarginal gyrus doesn't function correctly, our empathy is severely limited.

This is a cerebral cortex brain slice under a microscope.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 6, 2013·3 min read

Class of Cortical Inhibitory Neurons That Specialize in Disinhibition Identified

VIP interneurons specialize in inhibiting other inhibitory neurons in multiple regions of the cerebral cortex under specific behavioral conditions, a new study shows.