AutismFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 4, 2017·4 min readBrain Activity is Inherited: Findings May Inform Treatment For ADHD and AutismMachine learning study reveals that, much like genetics, brain connectivity patterns are passed down from parents to children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 10, 2017·3 min readWhy Do Some People Stay Sharp As They Age?Researchers are embarking on a new study to answer how some people are able to stay sharper than others as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2017·3 min readMapping the BrainResearchers have constructed a detailed brain map of the mushroom body in the fruit fly brain. The mushroom body is implicated in creating and storing memories for sensory information.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·July 17, 2017·1 min readBrain Connectivity After 30 May Predict Psychological ProblemsAccording to a new Journal of Neuroscience report, an underdeveloped brain network underlying inhibition after the age of 30 is associated with increased self reporting of psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 13, 2017·4 min readThe Importance of Time and Space in Brain Development and DiseaseA new study reveals how morphological changes in the brain help to shape its neural networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2017·4 min readUnderstanding the Brain With the Help of Artificial IntelligenceResearchers have trained neural networks to accelerate the reconstruction of neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2016·4 min readA Way to Fingerprint the BrainResearchers use a new imaging technique to confirm structural connections in the brain are unique to each person.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 25, 2016·5 min readMRI Shows Brain Disruptions in Children With PTSDFindings could help to develop new treatments for PTSD, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2016·7 min readLooking Into the Brains of Habitual Short SleepersHabitual short sleepers might be more efficient sleepers, but also more tired than they realize, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readTemporarily Turning Off Brain Area to Better Understand FunctionResearchers report that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readConnectome Map More Than Doubles Human Cortex’s Known RegionsResearchers have developed new software that is able to correctly map areas of the cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 11, 2016·8 min readPredicting Language Deficits Following Strokes with Connectome Based ImagingResearchers report that, following a stroke, mapping the brain's white matter connections in addition to imaging tissue damage could help to predict which patients will have language deficits and how severe they may be.Read More
