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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 7, 2018·3 min readDeep Brain Stimulation May Help Those With Multiple SclerosisA new study reports dTMS can help to reduce fatigue symptoms in those with multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 26, 2018·4 min readDo Western Societies Promote Narcissism?A new study in Charité reveals those who grew up in the former Western states of Germany between 1949 and 1990, tend to be more narcissistic than those who were raised in the East. The study raises the question of whether narcissism is associated with Western culture.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 19, 2017·5 min readAn Interconnection Between the Nervous and Immune SystemResearchers reveal a neuroendocrine system reflex may trigger an increased susceptibility to contracting bacterial infections following injuries to the brain or spinal cord.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2016·4 min readNew Insights Into Activity Patterns Inside the Anesthetized BrainUnder anesthesia, the nerve cells change their mode of operation by firing more synchronously, and by becoming surprisingly reactive to environmental stimuli, researchers report.Read More
