FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readFrontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of ProgranulinResearchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 3, 2017·4 min readNew Brain Pathway That Controls Hand Movements IdentifiedResearchers report the posterior parietal cortex may be implicated in the movement of our hands.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Structure That Helps Us Understand What Others Think RevealedResearchers identify brain areas associated with developing the ability to "put ourselves in other people's shoes".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·6 min readWired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection OverdriveWhile many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 17, 2017·5 min readTalk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain ConnectionsStudy reveals cognitive behavioral therapy can strengthen specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and the stronger neural network connections are associated with long term reduction in symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 9, 2017·5 min readBilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You AgeAging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 4, 2017·4 min readStuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With LanguageCerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2016·5 min readWild Cat Brains: An Evolutionary CurveballAccording to researchers, wild cat brains don't necessarily respond to the same evolutionary pressures as primates.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·6 min readNeurons Continue to Migrate After BirthResearchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2016·4 min readMath Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Critical Learning System in the BrainResearchers have developed a new theory of how developmental math disability occurs.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 4, 2016·4 min readAlcohol Dependent People May Lack Important EnzymeResearchers identify a role for the enzyme PRDM2 in alcoholism.Read More
