AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2014·4 min readStudy Finds Link Between Neural Stem Cell Overgrowth and Autism Like Behavior in MiceResearchers show how inflammation in pregnant mice can trigger excessive division of neural stem cells in their offspring. This can result in an overgrowth of the brain and autism like behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2014·2 min readNavigation for Nerve CellsResearchers report FLRT proteins guide precursors of pyramidal cells during neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readHumans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified ProteinResearchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 17, 2014·4 min readNew Tools in Fight Against Virus that Attacks the BrainResearchers have gained new insights into the rare brain infection, PML.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2014·3 min readTeam Develops Drug to Reduce Side Effects of ‘Binge Drinking’Researchers develop a new compound which helps reduce the harmful side effects of binge drinking.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 15, 2014·5 min readNeurons Listen to Glial CellsA collaborative research paper uncovers a novel mechanism of altered information processing between neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 6, 2015·3 min readResearchers Map Direct Gut Brain ConnectionA new study maps the cell-to-cell connection between the gut and nervous system.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 19, 2015·3 min readNew Brain Mapping Reveals Unknown Cell TypesResearchers have produced a detailed map of cortical cells types and gene activity within them. They also report identifying a number of previously unknown cell types.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2015·5 min readResearchers Discover Mechanism That May Help Parasites Manipulate Their HostsResearchers report they have identified a way in which Toxoplasma gondii may modify brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 18, 2015·3 min readA New Cause of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy DiscoveredResearchers report astrocyte uncoupling could be a cause of temporal lobe epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 26, 2015·7 min readResearchers Create Spheres of Brain Cells Which Mimic the Architecture of the Cerebral CortexResearchers hope tracking the development of the spheroids and observing their interactions may shed light on human brain development and the molecular causes of neuropsychological disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 3, 2015·4 min readStudy Sheds Light on Astrocyte Disruption in DepressionA new study reports networks of astrocytes are altered in areas of the brain associated with mood regulation in some people who committed suicide as a result of depression.Read More
