FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 23, 2017·5 min readNew Brain Network Model Could Explain Differences in Brain InjuriesResearchers report looking at neural networks in the brain, rather than just specific regions, could shed new light on why some brain injuries are worse than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2017·5 min readAre Left Handed People More Gifted Than Others? It Might Hold True For MathWhile many associate left handed people with being more gifted musicians and artists, a new study reveals left handers often outperform their right handed peers in difficult problem solving tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 26, 2017·3 min readSplit Brain Does Not Lead to Split ConsciousnessContrary to the established view, researchers report a split brain does not cause split consciousness in patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 8, 2016·5 min readNew Clues to Myelination Could Help Identify Ways to Intervene in Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearchers discovered an important component of myelination following birth that could help treat neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2016·6 min readDucklings Maintain Two Separate Memory Banks of Visual InformationResearchers report newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2016·4 min readAstroglia Zip the Two Halves of the Brain TogetherA new study reports that without astroglia, the corpus callosum can not form correctlyRead More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2016·6 min readCrosstalk Between Left and Right Hemisphere Is Key to Language DevelopmentResearchers report correct communication between both the right and left hemisphere is critical for the development of advanced language skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2016·4 min readInsomnia Linked to Damage in Brain Communication NetworksResearchers discover abnormalities in the brain's white matter tracts in people with insomnia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 13, 2015·4 min readBehavioral Symptoms of Schizophrenia Linked to Features of Brain’s AnatomyAbnormalities in different areas of the corpus callosum appear to be associated with different schizophrenia symptoms, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 10, 2015·5 min readBrain Structure Differences in Some Former NFL Players Who Started Playing Football EarlyFormer NFL players who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 have greater risk for altered brain development than those players who started later, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·June 18, 2015·3 min readPhysical Differences Found in Brains of People Who Respond Either Emotionally or RationallyResearchers discover those who score higher for affective empathy have greater gray matter density in the insula.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2014·4 min readPhysically Fit Kids Have Beefier White Matter than Less Fit PeersResearchers find children who are more aerobically fit have more compact and fibrous white matter tracts than their less fit peers.Read More
