FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 1, 2015·3 min readFish Could Be Conscious and Have EmotionsZebrafish display emotional fever and could have some degree of consciousness, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2015·2 min readSearching For Happiness: Finding Where Happiness Happens in the BrainResearchers find the neurobiological root of happiness in the precuneus.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 11, 2015·3 min readComa Recovery Could Be Predicted by Brain ScansA new study reports fMRI brain scans may help doctors to predict which of their patients in a coma will regain consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 4, 2015·4 min readHow Some Patients in a Vegetative State Can Retain Awareness, Despite Appearing UnresponsiveNew research helps explain how some patients in a vegetative state are aware, despite appearing unconscious and unresponsive.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 2, 2015·3 min readSleepwalkers Feel No Pain and Remain Asleep, Despite Suffering InjuriesA new study reports during episodes of sleepwalking, people feel no pain and remain asleep despite suffering injury.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2015·3 min readUnconsciously “Hearing” DistanceA new study reports our brains can process and detect sound delays which are too short to be consciously noticed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 4, 2015·2 min readMemory Permanence May Be Mediated by Neural Rehearsal Following LearningAccording to researchers, electrical activity in the brain may be a primary factor in memory permanence.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2015·3 min readPain Response Shaped by Subconscious LearningA new study reports people can be conditioned to associate images with certain pain responses.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 18, 2015·5 min readMemory and Brain Differences in Former NFL Players Who Lost Consciousness During ConcussionA new study reports some former NFL players who lost consciousness due to concussion while playing have smaller hippocampal volume and score lower on memory tests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2015·4 min readBasal Forebrain Neurons Fine Tune Consciousness by Synchronizing RhythmsA new study provides deeper understanding of the mechanisms the brain uses to sync up for conscious thought.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·December 2, 2014·1 min readBrain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of SeizuresStimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2014·6 min readNew System Reveals How Our Brains and Bodies Change as We Fall AsleepResearchers develop a new system which tracks the process of falling asleep.Read More
