FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2017·4 min readHorror Movie Scenes Help Researchers Identify Key Brain Circuits for Fear ProcessingThe hippocampus and amygdala directly exchange signals in order to recognize emotional stimuli and encode them into memories, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 27, 2017·6 min readAutism Researchers Discover Genetic ‘Rosetta Stone’Researchers report a genetic defects in the SCN2A protein can lead to either ASD or infantile epilepsy, depending on whether the mutations boost or sabotage the protein's function.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
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 20, 2017·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsResearchers have discovered a mechanism the brain uses to help compensate when noise obscures speech sounds.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 13, 2017·4 min readCommon Epilepsies Share Genetic Overlap With Rare TypesResearchers report a group of genes previously associated with rare forms of epilepsy may also contribute to common forms of the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2017·3 min readBipolar Disorder and Epilepsy Linked to Turning Down an Inhibitory Switch in Brain CircuitsA new study looks at how a gene associated with bipolar disorder affects the balance between inhibition and excitation; revealing a link with epilepsy.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 22, 2016·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsA new study identifies a neural mechanism that allows the brain to compensate for speech sounds when they are obscured by noise.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2016·6 min readPop-Outs: How the Brain Extracts Meaning From NoiseAuditory cortex neurons are able to pick out aspects of sounds associated with language, even in a 'noisy environment'.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016·5 min readResearchers Identify New Epilepsy Gene NetworkResearchers have identified a network of 320 genes they believe to be associated with epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 29, 2016·5 min readStudy Shows How Epilepsy Drugs Block Electrical Signals in the BrainA new study reports computer simulations have helped to identify the drug's binding sites.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 28, 2016·4 min readRare, Severe Neurological Disease Linked to Protein Trafficking GeneResearchers have discovered that a severe form of epileptic encephalopathy is caused by recessive loss-of-function mutations in the gene DENND5A.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 27, 2016·5 min readConnection Found Between Memory Mechanisms And Resistance To EpilepsyResearchers identify a specific mechanism that can provide resistance to epilepsy but also damages a specific type of memory.Read More
