FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 31, 2018·6 min readSocial Ties May Preserve Memory and Slow Brain AgingA new study reveals a positive link between socializing, improved memory and a reduced rate of brain aging in mice. Mice who were housed in pairs showed less sings of inflammation and tissue erosion in the hippocampus, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2018·3 min readSuper-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to PerformanceResilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 30, 2018·5 min readSwitching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse StudyA new study reports altering activity in the amygdala can eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Researchers believe the findings could help develop new treatments for eating disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 30, 2018·2 min readHormone Therapy May Lead to Improved Cognitive FunctionA new study reveals using estradiol gel in combination with oral progesterone can help to improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 24, 2018·3 min readBurst of Brain Activity Linked to Memory ReactivationResearchers shed light on how sleep spindles help secure memory storage and reactivation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 23, 2018·4 min read‘Seeing’ Music or ‘Tasting’ Numbers? What We Can Learn From Those With SynesthesiaResearchers take a deeper look at synesthesia, revealing the condition could be linked to some autoimmune diseases. The paper also reports synesthetes have better memory and are more creative than those without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2018·5 min readEarly Life Obesity Impacts Children’s Learning and MemoryA new study reveals children who are either overweight or obese during the first two years of life may have problems with memory and learning at the age of 5. Researchers say IQ scored may be lower for higher weight children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2018·5 min readMemory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating CalciumResearchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 22, 2018·5 min readWhat Helps Form Long Term Memory Also Drives ALSResearchers reveal a small region of Ataxin-2, a protein implicated in long term memory, may drive the progression of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·3 min readNew Brain Development Disorder IdentifiedResearchers have identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder. The study reveals the inherited disorder can produce learning difficulties and increase seizure risks. The researchers have implicated a recessive mutation in CAMK2A in this new disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2018·4 min readReading the Minds of PilotsStudy shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2018·5 min readDeep Space Radiation Treatment Reboots Brain’s Immune SystemResearchers report a new 'anti-radiation' medication can help protect astronauts' brains from the cosmic radiation of deep space.Read More
