FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2016·6 min readGenetic Factors Responsible for Creating Anatomical Patterns in the CortexA new study reports anatomical patterning in the brain's cortex is controlled by genetic factors.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 26, 2016·4 min readSmell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAccording to researchers, odor identification tests could prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting early stage Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2016·5 min readCould Brain Scans Taken During Episodes of Stress Predict Eventual Memory Loss?MRI scans show hippocampal shrinkage during periods of chronic stress in rats, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 22, 2016·4 min readHow Memories Are Linked in the BrainA new study provides insight into how certain memories become linked in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2016·3 min readHow Our Brain Puts the World in OrderA new study identifies different brain regions that become active when a strategy of categorization is applied.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 19, 2016·7 min readPostmenopausal Hormone Therapy Has No Effect on Mental SkillsA new study reports the effects of hormone therapy on a woman's memory and mental skills is negligible, regardless of how soon it is given to postmenopaual women.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2016·6 min readInfantile Memory Study Points to Critical Periods in Early-Life Learning for Brain DevelopmentA new study on infantile memory formation in rats points to the importance of critical periods in early-life learning on functional development of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2016·4 min readCinnamon Aids Learning Ability: Mouse StudyAccording to a new study, mice determined to have poor learning ability appeared be become better learners after being fed cinnamon.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 15, 2016·4 min readBird-Brained? Scientists Show Newborn Ducklings Can Acquire Notions of ‘Same’ and ‘Different’A new study reveals newly hatched ducklings can quickly acquire the concepts of 'same' and 'different'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2016·3 min readWhy Scientists are Calling for Experiments on EcstasyResearchers call for a rigorous scientific exploration of MDMA's effects to identify precisely how the drug works, the data from which could be used to develop therapeutic compounds.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 14, 2016·4 min readAbility to Turn Off Genes in Brain May Be Crucial for Learning and MemoryGenes stuck in the "on" position can lead to faulty brain wiring that affects learning and memory, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2016·4 min readSpecialized Neurons in Brain Area Associated with Emotional Memory Play Role in FearAccording to a new study, fear memory encoding is influences by parvalbumin interneurons in the amygdala.Read More
