AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·February 18, 2019·3 min readMapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of AutismResearchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to detect atypical connections in the brain that serve as biomarkers for ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 11, 2019·3 min readSpinal Cord is Smarter than Previously ThoughtA new study reveals how the spinal cord is able to process and control more complex functions researchers previously believed to have been goverened by the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 29, 2019·5 min readResearchers Generate and Track Development of Myelin Producing Brain CellsResearchers have successfully created stem cell derived brain cells which can generate oligodendrocytes, neurons and astrocytes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 28, 2019·6 min readCreating a Blueprint for Cortical ConnectivityResearchers have developed a new method for tracing neural connections with unprecedented sensitivity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2019·3 min readHow Error and Reward Signals are Organized Within the Cerebral CortexResearchers reveal how both error and reward signals are organized within the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2019·3 min readDiving Deeper Into Developmental DyslexiaA new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2019·5 min readBrain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural ConnectionsResearchers have identified a molecular mechanism which appears to be critical for the maturation of brain function, and may be used to restore plasticity in the aging brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 3, 2019·7 min readSurprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse StudyA new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 26, 2018·5 min readNeural Code that Predicts Behavior IdentifiedDifferences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 30, 2018·7 min readLifespan and Sexual Maturity Depends on Your Brain More than Your BodyA new study reveals our longevity and sexual maturity are governed by our brains, not our bodies. Researchers discovered that animals with more neurons in the cerebral cortex live longer, regardless of their body size.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 25, 2018·4 min readSurprising Network Activity in the Immature BrainSpontaneously generated patterns of activity by local neural networks in the developing visual cortex provide the basis for long range connections that are established throughout brain activity over the course of cortical development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 19, 2018·4 min readColored Filter Improves Dyslexic Children’s Reading SpeedUsing a green filter help to increase reading speed for children with dyslexia, researchers report.Read More
