FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 15, 2022·5 min readWhat Makes Some More Afraid of Change Than Others?Differences in gene expression in key brain areas may account for the reason some are less fearful of change than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2022·5 min readFinding Your Car in a Parking Lot Relies on This Newly Discovered Brain CircuitA newly discovered brain circuit allows us to focus attention on what's important in the environment and ignore other sensory stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 29, 2022·5 min readStress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy May Hinder Toddler’s Cognitive DevelopmentStress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy were associated with altered key features in fetal brain development, resulting in decreased cognitive offspring in a child at 18 months of age.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 25, 2022·6 min readCould Pulsed Electronically Generated Electromagnetic Fields Cause Alzheimer’s?Pulsed electronically generated electromagnetic fields (EMFs) used for wireless communications produce electric and magnetic forces that act in the body's cells by activating voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). VGCC activation induces changes that increase intracellular calcium levels. Researchers link EMF exposure to changes that lead to excessive intracellular calcium. This could have implications for the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 25, 2022·5 min readWhere the Mind Is Without FearKNT-127, a chemically synthesized compound, helps suppress fear memories associated with PTSD, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 19, 2022·4 min readAge and Alzheimer’s Related Brain Decline Linked to Little-Studied EnzymeThe HDAC9 enzyme appears to play a critical role in learning and neural communication. Decreased expression of HDAC9 in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex has been noted in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers say HDAC9 may be a regulator of synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2022·5 min readMemory Is Formed Through Rewiring of Global Network Among Pre-existing Local Neuronal EnsemblesInformation about new experiences is retained by being tied to pre-existing activity patterns in the brain. Memory is acquired when the patterns are connected to each other across brain regions via transient bursts of activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 11, 2022·8 min readA Single Memory Is Stored Across Many Connected Brain RegionsBrain mapping study reveals memory engrams are widely distributed throughout the brain, including among regions not previously realized.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 11, 2022·3 min readBrain Circuit Strength Predicts a Child’s Ability to Understand NumbersThe strength of the connection between the hippocampus and the intraparietal sulcus predicts a child's ability to learn number sense and mathematics.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2022·3 min readAutism-Associated Brain Differences Can Be Observed in the WombA neuroimaging study of perinatal brains at 25 weeks of gestation reveals significant differences in brain structures in children who were later diagnosed with autism and those who were not. The findings add to the mounting evidence that ASD begins in early development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2022·3 min readGenetic ‘Hotspots’ That Speed up and Slow Down Brain Aging Could Provide New Targets for Alzheimer’s Drugs15 newly discovered "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up or slow down brain aging could be new targets for the development of Alzheimer's medications and therapies for other brain disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 19, 2022·4 min readHow the Action of the Eye Triggers Brain Waves to Help Remember Socially Important InformationA new study uncovers how the amygdala reacts and triggers memory-making activity when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image.Read More