FeaturedNeuroscience·May 24, 2023·5 min readUnlocking Your Body’s Clock: A Saliva-Based Personalized Circadian ProfilingResearchers developed a non-invasive method to profile an individual's circadian rhythm using a simple saliva sample. Combining molecular analysis and computational modeling, they create a comprehensive portrayal of the body's internal clock.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 14, 2022·5 min readBrain Stimulation Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s DiseaseDeep brain stimulation at the intersection of two fiber bundles linked to memory formation appears to alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 12, 2022·7 min readHow Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the MidbrainNeurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 2, 2022·5 min readImproving the Targeted Treatment of Movement DisordersResearchers report the optimal target for brain stimulation depends on the type of dystonia being treated.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 21, 2022·6 min readHow Do Tics Develop?A new study identifies a neural network that appears to be responsible for the development of tics and tic disorders. Researchers say deep brain stimulation applied to this network helps alleviate symptoms of tics.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 30, 2020·5 min readHow COVID-19 Reaches the BrainSARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 enters the brain via neurons in the olfactory mucosa.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 6, 2020·4 min readThe Electrified BrainTargeted deep brain stimulation may help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 16, 2020·2 min readA new strategy for the management of inflammatory painM2 macrophages can produce various endogenous opioids, such as endorphins, enkephalin, and dynorphin, which activate opioid receptors at the site of inflammation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 1, 2019·4 min readBungee Jumping For Science: Measuring Readiness Outside the LabAsking participants to bungee jump helps researchers measure Bereitschaftspotential, or readiness potential, outside the lab setting. Researchers say their findings will help in the development of BCIs to assist quadriplegics to control neuroprosthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2019·4 min readHelping Cells to Help Themselves May Benefit Multiple SclerosisResearchers have discovered how the body is able to initiate repair mechanisms which can limit the extent of damage to the myelin sheath. The findings could help with the development of new therapies for multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 24, 2018·4 min readDoes Our Environment Affect the Genes in Our Brains?A new study reports environmentally induced epigenetic alterations have a greater impact on intelligence that previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 29, 2018·4 min readEffects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s PatientsResearchers report the adverse cognitive effects associated with DBS in Parkinson's patients are linked to a different neural pathway than the one responsible for the motor effects generated by the treatment.Read More
