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The image shows astrocytes grown on a soft substrate.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 12, 2014·3 min read

Filling Me Softly

Implant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.

This is an illustration of a fruit fly with neurons above its head.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 12, 2014·4 min read

What Makes Memories Last

Researchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.

The image shows myelin, stained in blue, in a rat's hippocampus.

Featured Psychology

·February 12, 2014·4 min read

New Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental Illness

Researchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.

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·February 11, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Researchers believe they have identified a gene which links the thickness of gray matter in the brain to intelligence.

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·February 5, 2014·3 min read

Brain Development – The Pivotal Role of the Stem Cell Environment

Researchers explain why iodine deficiency during pregnancy can adversely affect brain development in the unborn child.

Featured Genetics

·January 30, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Discover New Genetic Forms of Neurodegeneration

Researchers identify a genetic mutation in almost 75 percent of subjects with autosomal recessive HSP, half of which were in genes never previously linked with human disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 23, 2014·6 min read

Watching Molecules Morph into Memories

Researchers use advanced imaging techniques to obtain insights into how the brain makes memories.

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·January 22, 2014·4 min read

New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging

A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 16, 2014·2 min read

How Metabolism and Brain Activity Are Linked

A new study sheds light on how diet can help control seizures in those with epilepsy.

Featured Psychology

·January 16, 2014·4 min read

Erasing Traumatic Memories

Researchers identify a drug which could improve treatment for people with PTSD.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·January 13, 2014·3 min read

Multi-Institutional Team Finds Targetable Mutation in Rare Brain Tumor

A genetic mutation associated with a number of cancers could also be responsible for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare but debilitating brain tumor, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics

·January 9, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Find Rare Genetic Cause of Tourette Syndrome

According to a new study, a rare genetic mutation which disrupts the production of histamine in the brain could be the cause of tics and other abnormalities associated with Tourette syndrome.