FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·December 8, 2015·3 min read3D Video Games Can Help Boost Memory FormationResearchers report playing 3D video games can help boost memory formation.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2015·3 min readInternet Access Makes Us Less Willing to Rely on KnowledgeResearchers report the web might be affecting how we think as people are less willing to rely on their knowledge when they have access to the internet.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2015·3 min readWhy the Brain Makes MistakesThe brain makes mistakes because it applies incorrect inner beliefs about how the world works, new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 7, 2015·3 min readPhysical Activity Leaves Brain More Open to ChangeExercise may enhance brain plasticity, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·4 min readObserving Synaptic Plasticity While Flies LearnResearchers present evidence of synaptic plasticity in the fruit fly brain as the animal learns.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2015·6 min readRobots Able to Learn Like BabiesResearchers demonstrate that robots are able to learn much like young children.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 1, 2015·4 min readFirst Language Wires the Brain for Later Language LearningA new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 1, 2015·4 min readSinging in the Brain: Uncovering the Neural Patterns Birds Use to Learn SongsResearchers have identified neural patters that support the process for learning songs in zebra finches.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2015·4 min readBRCA1 Implicated in Alzheimers Cognitive DeclineA new study reports BRCA1, a protein implicated in learning and memory, becomes depleted by Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 24, 2015·3 min readThe Role of Dopamine in Motivation and LearningA new study suggests dopamine levels signal hoe valuable a current situation is regarding receiving a reward.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2015·5 min readMeasuring Dopamine in Parkinsons Patient’s Gives Insight Into How We LearnResearchers measure dopamine release during surgery in Parkinson's patients and identify how rapid dopamine release encodes information critical to learning and decision making.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 23, 2015·4 min readTrouble Remembering New Names? Get Some SleepResearchers report people are better able to remember new faces and names after a good night's sleep.Read More