AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 30, 2017·5 min readPinpointing the Origins of AutismResearchers identify network inefficiencies in the auditory cortex by the age of 6 months in infants who go on to be diagnosed with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 22, 2017·4 min readArtificial Intelligence Predicts Dementia Before Onset of SymptomsMcGill University researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm capable of detecting signatures of dementia in patients two years before the onset of symptoms by reviewing a single PET brain scan.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 16, 2017·5 min readSmell Test Could Track Alzheimer’s ProgressionMcGill university researchers have devised a new odor identification test that could help doctors predict those at risk of Alzheimer's and track the progression of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readPlaying With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video GamesA neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2017·4 min readBrains Are More Plastic Than We ThoughtA new Neuron study reports practice can alter how the brain utilizes sensory information and, depending on how the training is performed, the middle temporal area can be critical for visual perception.Read More
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