Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2015·3 min readMustached Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Process SoundsA new study reports mustached bats use both sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 2, 2015·5 min readMale Mice Sing Complex Songs to Woo FemalesIn order to seduce females, male mice sing surprisingly complex songs, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 13, 2015·4 min readResearch Defines More Behaviors That Reveal Romantic AttractionA new study reports people show their attracted in ways which match their flirting styles.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·January 13, 2015·4 min readWorld’s Oldest Butchery Tools Gave Evolutionary Edge to Human CommunicationA new study provides evidence for the co-evolution of our ability to communicate and Stone Age butchery tools.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 5, 2015·3 min readHumans and Sparrows Make Sense of Sounds in Similar WaysA new study could further the understanding of the perceptual building blocks which enable human language.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 5, 2015·2 min readHuman Speech’s Surprising Influence on Young InfantsA new study assesses the impact of human speech on infant cognition during the first year of life.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·October 13, 2014·5 min readChemical Derived from Broccoli Sprouts Shows Promise in Treating AutismSulforaphane, a chemical derived from broccoli sprouts, could help improve behavioral and social problems associated with ASD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2014·4 min readHow Learning to Talk Is in the GenesGenetics factors could contribute to the development of language during infancy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 11, 2014·6 min readFrom Contemporary Syntax to Human Language’s Deep OriginsNew research amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 31, 2013·3 min readPatient in ‘Vegetative State’ Not Just Aware, but Paying AttentionA new study reveals a patient in a seemingly vegetative state showed signs of attentive awareness which had not been detected previously. Researchers hope the findings could open the door to creating specialized devices to allow those in a vegetative state to interact with the outside world.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 18, 2013·2 min readStudy Discovers How the Brain Controls Accents and ImpersonationsResearchers have identified the different brain regions and interactions involved in accents and impersonations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2013·4 min readSongbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing with Intricate TimingResearchers discovered that as a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sound while others are synchronized with the coordination of physical actions.Read More