FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 5, 2016·3 min readProtein Subunit Found to Rescue Afflicted Neurons in Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers use a novel co-culturing method to create functional circuits that model Huntington's disease and find new clues to potential treatment approaches.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2016·3 min readLearning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our BrainsAccording to researchers, learning a new language may help improve brain plasticity and information encoding.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2016·3 min readDogs Understand Both Vocabulary and Intonation of Human SpeechA new study reports dogs have the ability to understand human speech intonation and vocabulary by using similar brain areas to humans.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 29, 2016·4 min readCalm or Fiery? Language of Political Candidate Should Match the TimesA new study reports language intensity and economic conditions are tied when it comes to how people respond to candidates.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 22, 2016·3 min readHow LSD Affects LanguageA new study looks at how LSD affects the ability to correctly put a name to an object.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2016·5 min readMaternal Language Shapes Infant’s Cry MelodiesA mother's tonal language is reflected in the cries of her newborn, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 15, 2016·5 min readDon’t Scan So Close To Me: Scanning Sting’s Musical BrainNew imaging technology allowed researchers to map how Sting's brain organizes music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 15, 2016·6 min readThis Is Your Brain On SentencesResearchers have been able to successfully decode and predict the brain activity patters of word meanings within a sentence.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 10, 2016·3 min read“Cultural Learners” in the CradleA new study reports infants pay more attention to native speakers of their own language.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 8, 2016·4 min readBrain Connections Key to ReadingAccording to researchers, a brain area dedicated to reading skills has connections for the ability before children learn to read.Read More
