FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2020How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer’s diseaseTau spreads through the human brain via neural communication pathways. The spread is accelerated by the presence of amyloid-beta. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 26, 2020New method provides unique insight into the development of the human brainResearchers have developed a new model of early embryonic brain development. The model, called MiSTR, allows researchers to create tissue that contains different brain regions and place them next to each other. The model produces results similar to embryonic brain development at five weeks post-fertilization. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2020Babies know when you imitate them, and like itBy the age of six months, infants can recognize when an adult imitates them and perceive the imitator as more friendly. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2020Peptide reduced epileptic seizures in human brain tissueThe neuropeptide NPY reduces seizures in human brain tissue. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2019New blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease to undergo trialA new blood test to detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease is set to undergo trials in the Fall. The test will be able to identify traces of amyloid beta in blood samples with a high degree of accuracy. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 23, 2019More evidence that blood tests can detect the risk of Alzheimer’sNeurofilament light protein in plasma may be a noninvasive biomarker for neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 30, 2018Great Tit Birds Have as Much Impulse Control as ChimpsResearchers report the great tit, a common European songbird, has similar impulse control to that of larger, more cognitively advanced animals. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2017Researchers Discover Where Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s Occur in the BrainResearchers report they have discovered where the earliest signs of Alzheimer's may occur in the brain. Initial accumulation of Alzheimer's associated amyloid beta was discovered in an important functional network, the default mode network. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2017New Tools May Reveal How Alzheimer’s Affects the Brain at Different AgesResearchers at Lund University have developed a new imaging method that can help doctors detect and track Alzheimer's disease in people of different ages more effectively. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 22, 2017Both Chimps and Humans Spontaneously Imitate Each Other’s ActionsResearchers reveal the social divide between chimps and humans isn't as clear cut as once thought. Observing both animals and visitors at a zoo, researchers discovered about 10% of the actions produced by one species was an imitation of the other species. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2017Neurons Can Learn Temporal PatternsResearchers find the brain's capacity to learn is created than previously thought. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 13, 2017Mindfulness Just as Effective as CBT for a Broad Range of Psychiatric SymptomsA new study reports mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect for people suffering with depression and anxiety disorders as individual cognitive behavioral therapy. Read More
