FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 4, 2017·7 min readMental Training Changes Brain Structure and Reduces Social StressUsing three different training models, researchers report mental training, mindfulness and meditation can induce structural brain plasticity and reduce social stress.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2017·6 min readParkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory SystemMax Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 26, 2017·4 min readMemory For Details Matures GraduallyContrary to popular assumption that areas of the brain responsible for memory are fully matured by age six, researchers report the maturation process continues until the age of at least 14.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2017·4 min readHighly Precise Wiring in the Cerebral CortexResearchers from Max Planck Institute have identified a neural connectivity pattern in the medial entorhinal cortex that appears to assist with navigation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 9, 2017·4 min readGreat Apes Know When They Don’t KnowMax Planck Institute researchers report great apes actively seek out new information to help fill gaps in their knowledge.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2017·4 min readHow Music Alters Our Perception of TouchThe sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Region Mediates Pleasure of EatingResearchers have identified neurons in the amygdala that make food consumption rewarding. Activating NTR2a neurons caused mice to eat for longer periods of time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 24, 2017·5 min readIlluminating Neural Pathways in the Living BrainA new optogenetic method called Optobow is helping researchers to discover specific and individual components of functional neural networks in the living brain. A Nature Communications report states this new method can help provide more detailed insights into both brain function and structure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2017·4 min readWhen Language Suddenly FailsResearchers at Max Planck Institute investigate why certain language abilities are lost as a result of a traumatic brain injury, and how others can be regained.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2017·3 min readTen Fold Speed Up For the Reconstruction of Neural NetworksNew software significantly speeds up data analysis in connectomics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2017·5 min readLearning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the BrainFindings shed light on possible causes for reading disorders such as dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2017·5 min readRemote Control of Behavior By Optically Activating Single NeuronsResearchers report on a new method that allows linking individual neurons and brain network activity to control behavior in zebrafish.Read More