FeaturedNeurology·October 13, 2015·3 min readWhat Happens When Your Brain Can’t Tell Which Way is Up?A new study on the International Space Station is being conducted to help researchers understand how the brain changes in space and develop ways to deal with those changes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 12, 2015·4 min readChronic Pain is in the BrainA new study reports on the role of HCN channels in pain processing.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2015·4 min readRepetition Boosts RecallA new study reports repeating phrases aloud helps boost verbal memory, especially if you do it while addressing another person.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2015·5 min readBuilding New ThoughtsA new study considers how thoughts take shape in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 2, 2015·2 min readExercising on Treadmill Improves Cognitive Performance in Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports exercising on a treadmill can improve cognitive performance in late stage Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 1, 2015·4 min readHow Video Games Can Improve Cognitive FunctionA new study reports on how different types of video games improve cognitive functions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 1, 2015·4 min readMechanism Behind Cognitive Control of Thoughts DiscoveredA new study provides evidence for how the frontal cortex exerts control over thought and action.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·5 min readRevealing the Brain’s Secrets to SuccessNew findings link brain connectivity to measures of personal success.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2015·4 min readHow The Brain Makes DecisionsResearchers discover a brain region located in the thalamus plays a crucial role in decision making.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 24, 2015·3 min readMalaria During Pregnancy Causes Cognitive Defects in OffspringAccording to researchers, young mice exposed to malaria while in the uterus had memory impairments and expressed depressive behaviors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2015·3 min readWorking Memory Affected in Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain CancerA new study reports adults who survived posterior fossa brain tumors as children have lower working memory performance than healthy adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
