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·June 11, 2013·2 min read

Video Gamers Really Do See More

According to new research, playing video games not only trains the player's hands to work the controllers, they also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 6, 2013·2 min read

Nuclear Testing from the 1960s Helps Scientist Determine Whether Adult Brains Generate New Neurons

Researchers discover hippocampal neurogenesis occurs daily in adult humans.

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Featured Neurology

·June 4, 2013·3 min read

Heart Health Matters to Your Brain

New research finds an increased risk for cognitive decline in patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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Featured Neurology

·May 30, 2013·3 min read

Low Doses of THC Can Halt Brain Damage

According to researchers, extremely low doses of THC can protect the brain both before and after injury.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 29, 2013·3 min read

Neuroscientists Discover New Phase of Synaptic Development

Researchers discover a new phase of synaptic development. The finding could lead to a better understanding of how learning and memory occur.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 28, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Advance Understanding of Brain Receptor; Could Help Fight Neurological Disorders

A new study provides clues into how the function of the most common NMDA receptor subtypes may be manipulated for clinical benefit. NMDA receptors have been implicated in a number of neurological and psychological disease, from Alzheimer's to schizophrenia.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 16, 2013·2 min read

Fishing for Memories

Observing whole-brain activity in live zebrafish, researchers have discovered how information stored as long-term memory in the cerebral cortex is processed to guide behavioral choices.

The diagram shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·May 15, 2013·4 min read

Brain Rewires Itself After Damage or Injury

When the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with memory and learning, is damaged, the prefrontal cortex takes over. This demonstration of neuroplasticity could give rise to new treatment options for Alzheimer's disease and other conditions associated with damage to the brain.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 25, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage

Researchers question why numerous different RNAs are transported to synapses. One reason, they suggest, is that they are stored to later help maintain long-term memory.

The brain diagram shown highlights the fusiform gyrus (Brodmann area 37), which is associated with FFA.

Autism Featured

·March 18, 2013·4 min read

Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons

Neurons in the specific brain area responsible for processing faces are too broadly "tuned" in some patients with autism, leading to difficulties in discriminating between the facial features of different individuals, a new study suggests.

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Featured Neurology

·March 8, 2013·2 min read

Buphenyl Identified as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

Buphenyl (sodium phenylbutyrate), a medication approved for the treatment of hyperammonemia, could help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

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Featured Neurology

·March 6, 2013·1 min read

People with MS-Related Memory and Attention Problems Have Signs of Extensive Brain Damage

Using MRI scans on patients with multiple sclerosis and associated cognitive problems, researchers noted extra white matter dysfunction in areas important for cognitive skills.

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Memory

Video Gamers Really Do See More

Nuclear Testing from the 1960s Helps Scientist Determine Whether Adult Brains Generate New Neurons

Heart Health Matters to Your Brain

Low Doses of THC Can Halt Brain Damage

Neuroscientists Discover New Phase of Synaptic Development

Scientists Advance Understanding of Brain Receptor; Could Help Fight Neurological Disorders

Fishing for Memories

Brain Rewires Itself After Damage or Injury

Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage

Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons

Buphenyl Identified as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

People with MS-Related Memory and Attention Problems Have Signs of Extensive Brain Damage

Glioblastoma’s Chaos Follows Predictable Rules

One Autism Mutation Collapses the Whole Gene Network

Why Bitter Coffee Starts to Taste So Good to Your Brain

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

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