FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readPast Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At NowResearchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 30, 2018·3 min readThe Heritability of AnxietyA new study reports individual differences in connectivity between areas of the brain associated with fear and anxiety are heritable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2018·5 min readA New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact AnorexiaResearchers report the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and a drive for thinness in those with anorexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 24, 2018·4 min readLearning Arithmetic Refines the Primal Brain System for Representing QuantityA new study reports gaining expertise with symbolic math refines the primal system of quantity representation in the brain, not the other way around.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 24, 2018·5 min readMeditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long Term Meditators and NovicesResearchers discover differences in the brain's emotional networks between those who do not meditate, novice meditators and those who have practiced meditation for a long time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2018·4 min readA Possible Origin of Human SpeechResearchers have identified a neural network in the brains of monkeys that may represent a common evolutionary origin for social communication and human speech.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2018·6 min readHow the Brain Reacts to Food May Be Linked to OvereatingA new study reports when certain brain areas react more strongly to food rewards than financial rewards, children are more likely to overeat, even if they are not hungry or overweight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 10, 2018·4 min readNoradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory PerceptionA new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 10, 2018·4 min readEvery Person Has a Unique Brain AnatomyA new neuroimaging study reveals every person has unique brain anatomy. The uniqueness is a result of a combination of genetic factors and life experiences, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 6, 2018·3 min readPathway for Alzheimer’s Degeneration DiscoveredResearchers have developed a new neuroimaging method to track neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. The method helped uncover a new pathway for how degeneration spreads from one brain region to another.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2018·6 min readHidden Brain States that Regulate Performance and Decision Making UncoveredResearchers explain how the brain dynamically handles cognitive tasks while engaging in its internal mental processes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2018·6 min readMapping the Brain with Data ScienceResearchers are using big data and artificial intelligence to map neural networks in the brain. The new technology could help to better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
