AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 27, 2015·3 min readSocial, Emotional and Behavioral Benefits of Oxytocin for Kids with AutismAccording to researchers, a five week treatment with synthetic oxytocin improved emotional, social and behavioral behaviors in young children with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 27, 2015·3 min readBrain Conserves Energy by Forgetting Unnecessary InformationResearchers report the brain conserves energy by forgetting unnecessary information learned.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2015·3 min readResearchers Solve Longtime Puzzle About How We LearnA new study claims to have settled a long running debate, namely what happens in the brain when we learn.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 19, 2015·3 min readRisk for Weaker Brain Connections in Preterm BabiesA new study reports preterm babies could be at increased risk of psychological and neurological problems due to weakened connections in certain brain networks linked to emotion, attention and communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2015·5 min readExtra Brain Cells Make Males Remember SexResearchers have discovered a pair of neurons inside the brains of male nematodes that allow them to remember and seek sex, even at the expense of food.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 16, 2015·3 min readA Day Time Nap and Reward Boosts LearningA new study reports receiving a reward as you learn can help consolidate the new facts in your memory, especially if combined with a short nap.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 13, 2015·5 min readA Closer View of the BrainResearchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 12, 2015·3 min readHold the Teethers: Babies Need Free Tongue Movement to Decipher Speech SoundsA new study finds a surprising link between an infant's oral motor movements and auditory speech perception.Read More
Featured·October 10, 2015·2 min readDeep Learning Method Can Predict Daily ActivitiesResearchers have developed a new deep learning method that teaches computers to 'see' and understand the activities humans perform in a typical day.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·October 9, 2015·3 min readSpeech Processing Difficulties Could Be An Effect of Dyslexia, Not a CauseResearchers discover learning complex auditory categories through procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2015·4 min readRepetition Boosts RecallA new study reports repeating phrases aloud helps boost verbal memory, especially if you do it while addressing another person.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·3 min readMicroglia Plays Crucial Role in Early Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports researchers discovered that tau fibrils spread with the help on microglia in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
