FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 23, 2018·4 min readThe Creative Brain is Wired DifferentlySynchrony between the default mode network and executive control network appear to play an important role in creativity, Harvard researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2018·3 min readThe Ins and Outs of Area 25Researchers have mapped pathways in the A25 region of the prefrontal cortex. The brain region is implicated in emotion and memory processes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·4 min readCurcumin Improves Memory and MoodCurcumin, a substance found in turmeric, improves both mood and memory in people with mild, age related memory loss, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2018·4 min readHow Your Brain Remembers What You Had For Dinner Last NightA small set of hippocampal neurons activate for each episodic memory, a new PNAS study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 17, 2018·6 min readPrebiotics in Infant Formula May Improve Memory, Learning and Alter Brain FunctionA new study using piglets shows prebiotics used in baby formula can enhance memory and learning, as well as altering brain chemistry.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2018·5 min readRhythmic Interactions Between Cortical Layers Underlie Working MemoryA new study suggests a general model of working memory. The findings could help shed light on condition, such as schizophrenia, where working memory function becomes compromised.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2018·4 min readPreterm Babies May Suffer Setbacks in Auditory Brain Development and SpeechA new study reports babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are more likely to show delayed development of the auditory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 15, 2018·3 min readStudy Finds ‘Baby Brain’ is Real, But We’re Still Not Sure What Causes itA new study reveals baby brain, the increased forgetfulness and inattention some women experience during pregnancy does, in fact, exist.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2018·5 min readNew Technology Will Create Brain Wiring DiagramsResearchers have developed a new technique that maps the neural connections of entire insect brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2018·6 min readVirus Like Protein is Important for Cognition and MemoryResearchers reveal a protein essential for memory and cognition looks and acts like a protein from a virus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2018·5 min readBlind in the Mind: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in their ImaginationResearchers report on why some people experience aphantasia, the inability to imagine in images.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 8, 2018·5 min readModifying Memories During Sleep Could Reduce TraumaA new study looks how it may be possible to help reduce trauma associated with bad memories while we sleep.Read More
