Neurology·July 2, 2012·2 min readWhy Chronic Pain is All in Your HeadResearchers were able to predict, with 85 percent accuracy at the beginning of the study, which participants would go on to develop chronic pain based on the level of interaction between the frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 19, 2013·3 min readStaging System in ALS Shows Potential Tracks of Disease ProgressionPerforming post-mortem staging of the brains and spinal cord tissue of patients with ALS, researchers discover the neurodegenerative disease could progress from one start point in the CNS to other regions of the brain and spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2013·4 min readA Look Inside Children’s MindsUsing optical neuroimaging, researchers gain a better understanding of visual working memory in young children.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 5, 2013·6 min readUnique Epigenomic Code Identified During Human Brain DevelopmentA new study uncovers dynamic changes in the epigenome which occur during brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 20, 2013·2 min readBrain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms FadeNeuroimaging brain scans show evidence of brain abnormalities four months after a mild concussion occurs, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 20, 2013·6 min readResearchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep DrugResearchers discover a signature of brain activity in some severely brain injured patients, who regained some consciousness after using certain drug treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2013·2 min readResearchers Map Brain Areas Vital to Understanding LanguageResearchers discover the brain mechanisms which underlie discourse comprehension.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2013·2 min readMusical Brain-Reading Sheds Light on Neural Processing of MusicUsing fMRI neuroimaging, researchers pinpoint areas of the brain which are crucial for processing music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2014·4 min readEEG Study Suggests Brain Infers Structure and Rules of TasksEEG recordings help predict how people apply context and rules to learning new tasks.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·March 26, 2014·4 min readPatches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in AutismA new study gives direct and clear new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 6, 2014·2 min readResearchers Find Seeing Jesus in Toast Phenomenon Perfectly NormalResearchers discover face pareidolia, a phenomenon where people 'see' faces on objects such as toast or in clouds, is based on physical causes.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 8, 2014·4 min readBetter Cognition Seen with Gene Variant Carried by 1 in 5 PeopleResearchers discover a gene already associated with longevity also improves memory and learning. The findings could help develop new treatments for cognitive decline.Read More
