Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2018·4 min readBrainwaves Synchronize to the Speed of Talking, Influencing the Way We Hear WordsAccording to researchers, the speed at which a person speaks influences the way we hear and understand upcoming words. A new study reports our brain waves synchronize to speech rate, influencing how we hear and perceive words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2018·3 min readNeural Circuit Mechanisms of Emotion IdentifiedResearchers shed light on the mechanisms behind the anxiolytic CRH circuit in the ventral tegmental area of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 23, 2018·4 min readCulture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We ThinkA new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2018·5 min readHow the Brain Processes MusicResearchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 6, 2018·3 min readSeeing Sound: Molecular Clues for Synesthesia DiscoveredResearchers have identified six genes that appear to modify sensory experiences and may alter brain connectivity in those with synesthesia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 23, 2018·5 min readDecoding the Structure of HuntintinResearchers have decoded the 3D structure of the Huntingtin protein. The discovery may help develop new treatments for Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 20, 2018·4 min readJymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less PainJymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 28, 2018·4 min readModern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only RecentlyMax Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·4 min readDeaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing ChildrenMax Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2018·5 min readMiles Davis is Not Mozart: Brains of Jazz and Classical Pianists Work DifferentlyDifferent processes occur in the brains of jazz and classical pianists while playing the same piece of music, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 7, 2018·4 min readVengeance is SweetChimpanzees and children as young as six years of age feel the need to reprimand antisocial behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·4 min readWhere Voice Recognition Occurs in the BrainA new study reveals the superior temporal gyrus appears to be critical for voice recognition.Read More
