FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2017·6 min readA New Study Revises the Development and Evolutionary Origin of the Vertebrate BrainResearchers believe findings may shed light on how the vertebrate brain may have evolved.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readNot So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for LentDecided to cut back on sugary treats? A new article considers why it might not be such a sweet idea for all.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 5, 2017·5 min readParkinson’s Protein Travels From Brain to GutResearchers report alpha-synuclein, a protein associated with Parkinson's disease, can travel from the brain to the gut by following a specific path.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2016·3 min readHow Neurons Have Meta Adapted to Cope With Our Rowdy WorldA new study reports as auditory neurons become more familiar with a sound environment, they speed up their adaption to the noisiness of that environment.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 26, 2016·5 min readBrain Scans of Children with Tourette Offer Clues About DisorderA new neuroimaging study identifies differences in brain areas in children with Tourette syndrome compared to peers without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 4, 2016·3 min readOur Ability to Process Speech Declines With AgeAccording to researchers, our ability to track and understand speech in both noisy and quite environments deteriorates due to speech processing declines in the midbrain of older adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2016·6 min readWas it Better or Worse Than You Expected? Ask Your Basal GangliaResearchers have discovered a neural circuit that processes evaluations and have identified its sources.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2016·3 min readAncient Brain Area Controls Eye MovementsResearchers report an ancient area of the midbrain in all vertebrates can independently control and re-orientate the eyes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readMapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor ImpairmentResearchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2016·5 min readLost Your Train of Thought? Brain’s ‘Stopping’ System May Be to BlameA new study reports the brain system involved in interrupting body movements also can put the breaks on our stream of thought.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2016·7 min readHow the Brain Detects Short SoundsA new study reports on bow certain brain cells compute the length of sounds and are able to detect shorter noises.Read More
