FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 17, 2015·4 min readSocial Insects May Share Brain PowerAccording to a new study, as social behavior evolved, brain regions for central cognitive processing shrank in social insect species.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 9, 2015·6 min readHow Concepts Develop in the BrainAccording to a new study, researchers have documented the formation of newly learned concepts in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2015·3 min readThe Chemical Attraction Underlying Synaptic DiversityA new study offers insights into how diversity is created in neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 5, 2015·3 min readAbility to Learn New Language is in Your GenesAccording to a new study, a genetic variation in the FOXP2 gene is associated with the ability for adults to learn new languages.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 4, 2015·5 min readDNA Breakage Underlies Learning and Age Related NeurodegenerationAccording to a new study, the process which allows our brains to learn and generate memories can also lead to brain degeneration as we age.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·May 29, 2015·5 min readTraining the Brain to Become Pitch PerfectA new study reports absolute pitch can be learned.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 28, 2015·5 min readSleep Away Your Social BiasesHabitual reactions to others could be altered during sleep based intervention, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 28, 2015·7 min readCerebellum Plays Unexpected Role in the Creative ProcessResearchers find heightened activity in the cerebellum when people embark in creative problem solving tasks.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 26, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Master Gene Regulator That Could Contribute to SchizophreniaFindings could point to a new target to treat schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2015·3 min readBabies are Able to Learn Abstract Relations Before They can SpeakAccording to a new study, analogical learning processes are present in prelinguistic babies.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2015·3 min readPain Response Shaped by Subconscious LearningA new study reports people can be conditioned to associate images with certain pain responses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2015·4 min readNew Math Model Shows How Neural Networks Create MemoriesResearchers develop a new mathematical model to help better understand how the brain forms, and loses, memories.Read More
