FeaturedNeuroscience·June 28, 2017·2 min readNo Detectable Limit to How Long People Can LiveLast October, researchers concluded that the upper limit of human age peaks at 115 years old. However, a new study reports that no evidence for this limit and, if such a maximum exists, it has yet to be reached or identified.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2017·3 min readRecreational Cocaine: Brain Area Associated With Addiction Activated Earlier Than ThoughtAccording to researchers, people who consider themselves to be recreational cocaine users may be closer to addiction than they think.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2017·4 min readImproving Memory With MagnetsA new study reveals people showed improvements in auditory memory when transcranial magnetic stimulation was applied.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 8, 2017·3 min readSex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Chemistry in the BrainUsing a drug used to help treat addiction, researcher report exposing people to their favorite songs no longer elicit feelings of pleasure.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2017·5 min readBreakthrough in Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentClinical trials show that a new drug called ocrelizumab can reduce attacks in people with RRMS, and can reduce new symptom development in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2017·4 min readNot Feeling the Music? Lack of Joy From Music Linked to Brain DisconnectionPeople with musical anhedonia have reduced connectivity between brain areas associated with reward and sound processing, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 28, 2016·4 min readRare, Severe Neurological Disease Linked to Protein Trafficking GeneResearchers have discovered that a severe form of epileptic encephalopathy is caused by recessive loss-of-function mutations in the gene DENND5A.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2016·4 min readSniffing Out Cultural DifferencesA new study reports that people can have remarkably different reactions to the same smell, depending on their cultural background.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2016·4 min readKeeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to LandResearchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.Read More
