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·July 22, 2017·7 min read

EEG and fMRI May Detect Consciousness in Patients With Acute, Severe TBI

Providing patients with acute TBI access to early fMRI and EEG testing will allow medical professionals greater ability to detect levels of consciousness. A new Brain study reports bedside exams may miss critical information about neurophysiological damage.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology Visual Neuroscience

·June 28, 2017·5 min read

Why Some With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

A new study sheds light on why some people on the autism spectrum have problems maintaining eye contact. Researchers say that eye avoidance behavior may be triggered by excessive arousal stemming from an over-activation in a specific region of the brain.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 16, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Explore Why Those With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

A new study sheds light on the neural mechanism behind why some people with autism are unable to make eye contact with others.

Image shows the location of the hippocampus in the human brain.

Featured Neurology

·May 1, 2017·4 min read

Silent Hippocampal Seizures Recorded in Brains of Alzheimer’s Patients

Researchers have identified silent, seizure like activity in the hippocampus of two patients with Alzheimer's disease. They believe the seizure activity could contribute to the cognitive symptoms associated with the disease.

Image shows the reward system in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 20, 2017·5 min read

Effects of Alcoholism on Brain’s Reward System May Be Different in Women Than Men

Researchers report the reward system in the brains of female alcoholics are larger than in women who are not addicted to alcohol. By contrast, this area is smaller in alcoholic men than non-alcoholic men.

Featured Psychology

·March 10, 2017·5 min read

Poor Sleep in Early Childhood Linked to Later Cognitive and Behavioral Problems

Researchers report a link between children aged between 3 - 7 who don't get enough sleep and the development of emotional, social and attention problems later in childhood.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·March 2, 2017·5 min read

Red Hair Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Parkinson’s and Melanoma

Mice that carry a gene associated with red hair have reduced production of dopamine in the substantia nigra and are more susceptible to toxins that can damage these dopaminergic neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 8, 2017·7 min read

Advanced EEG Reveals Complex Beauty of the Sleeping Brain

New, advanced EEG technology allows researchers to easily visualize brain activity during sleep.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 21, 2017·5 min read

Changes in Blood-Brain Barrier and Intestinal Permeability Found in People With Autism

Researchers discover a link between neuroinflammation associated with impairment to the blood-brain barrier and intestinal permeability in people with ASD.