FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·3 min readBrain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature FasterThe process of neural connection re-organization begins earlier in girls. Researchers believe this may explain why they mature faster during teenage years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·January 9, 2014·3 min readSpinal Cord Findings Could Help Explain Origins of Limb ControlResearchers find differential control of an animal's musculature is already in place in the spinal networks of simple fish.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2014·4 min readNew Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by AgingA new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2014·4 min readIn the Brain, Timing Is EverythingResearchers discover how two neural circuits work together to control the formation of time-linked memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2014·3 min readScientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the BrainResearchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 19, 2014·3 min readThe Musical Brain: Novel Study of Jazz Players Shows Common Brain Circuitry Processes Both Music and LanguageResearchers find brain regions that process syntax aren't limited to language alone.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2014·8 min readWhat Singing Fruit Flies Can Tell Us About Quick DecisionsMale fruit flies adapt the tempo and pitch of their mating song based upon the movement and behavior of their desired mate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 8, 2014·5 min readQuick Getaway: How Flies Escape Looming PredatorsDepending on their circumstances, fruit flies can deploy two escape behaviors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2014·5 min readDodging Dots Helps Explain Brain CircuitryResearchers produce a model of how individual excitatory and inhibitory neurons work together to control simple behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2014·5 min readSurprising New Role for Calcium in Sensing PainResearchers block TRP ion channels in clinical trials to evaluate a possible treatment for various types of pain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 30, 2015·6 min readNeural Circuits for Multiple Senses Involved in Choosing Appropriate Action MappedA new study reports researchers have successfully mapped the neural circuit involved in combining pain and vibration sensations which trigger escape behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2015·8 min readThree Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it GrowsThree simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.Read More
