FeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2014·3 min readEEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the BrainA new EEG study illustrates how fear arises in the brain when people are exposed to threatening images.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 15, 2014·5 min readNeuroscientists Identify Key Role of Language GeneResearchers discover that a genetic mutation which arose over half a million years ago could be key to humans' ability to understand and produce speech.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 15, 2014·2 min readResearchers Find Neural Compensation in People with Alzheimer’s Related ProteinResearchers report the brain is able to compensate for a buildup of beta amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2014·3 min readBrain Inflammation Dramatically Disrupts Memory Retrieval NetworksA new study provides additional insight into the cognitive losses often seen as a result of chemotherapy and in some autoimmune diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2014·3 min readZebrafish Model of a Learning and Memory Disorder Shows Better Way to Target TreatmentResearchers report the learning and memory deficits associated with neurofibromatosis are distinct features which require different treatment approaches.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 9, 2014·3 min readNew Molecular Target is Key to Enhanced Brain PlasticityA new study reports researchers have discovered a new molecular target which is essential for neuroplasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·4 min readScientists Reveal Complexity in the Brain’s Wiring DiagramResearchers report the brain's wiring is more complex that previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 28, 2014·5 min readElectric Current to Brain Boosts MemoryUsing TMS to stimulate the hippocampus, researcher report they were able to improve memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 28, 2014·2 min readNeuroscientists Watch Imagination Happening in the BrainUsing MRI technology, researchers discover where imagination occurs in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2014·2 min readResearchers Publish First Study of Brain Activation in MS Using fNIRSResearchers release findings after using fNIRS to examine brain activation during a working memory task.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2014·2 min readMarijuana Compound May Offer Treatment for Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports extremely low levels of THC could slow, or even halt, the progression of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 27, 2014·4 min readErasing Traumatic MemoriesResearchers report xenon gas, normally used in humans for anesthesia, could potentially be used to treat PTSD.Read More