FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2017·4 min readAdult Brains Produce New Cells in Previously Undiscovered AreaUniversity of Queensland researchers report they have discovered evidence of neurogenesis in the amygdala. Researchers say their findings could help develop new avenues of treatment for fear processing disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 12, 2017·5 min readTaboo Words’ Impact Mediated by Context, Listeners’ Likelihood of Being OffendedAccording to an Acta Psychologica study, context and an individual's likelihood of being offended influence how profanity effects attention.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 11, 2017·4 min readImagining an Action-Consequence Relationship Can Boost MemoryResearchers reveal a helpful strategy to help those with cognitive problems to improve their memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 10, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Recognizes Familiar FacesResearchers discover two new areas of the brain involved in facial processing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 10, 2017·2 min readTwo Genes Help Older Brain Gain New CellsA new study reveals the role two Pumilio genes, PUM1, and PUM2, play in the creation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 10, 2017·6 min readHormone Shows Promise as Cognition EnhancerResearchers report klotho, a life extending protein, improved working memory, spatial memory and learning in mice. The researchers also noted a single injection of klotho was sufficient to improve cognitive ability and the effects were long lasting.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·August 9, 2017·3 min readMapping the BrainResearchers have constructed a detailed brain map of the mushroom body in the fruit fly brain. The mushroom body is implicated in creating and storing memories for sensory information.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·6 min readBlocking Key Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’sResearchers discover targeting the HDAC2 enzyme, by blocking its interaction with Sp3, resulted in the reversal of memory loss in mice. The findings, published in Cell Reports, may offer a new avenue for treating memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 8, 2017·5 min readSleep Makes it Possible for Babies to Associate Words With Content, and Not With NoiseA midday nap after a learning session helped infants associated correct or incorrect words to new objects they had been exposed to. The study sheds light on the role sleep plays in developing lexical memory.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 7, 2017·4 min readWhat Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed?A new report examines the effect stress can have on our bodies and general health.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 7, 2017·3 min readA New View for Protein Turnover in the BrainResearchers discover lysosomes can travel to dendrites and also be recruited by dendritic spines.Read More