FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2019·5 min readBrain anatomy changes with maturation to adolescenceWhite matter tracts show increasing maturation with age from the back to the front of the brain. The maturations begin as a child reaches 9-12 years of age. The maturity correlates with a critical and formative period of development.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2017·4 min readResearch Reveals ‘Exquisite Selectivity’ of Neuronal Wiring in the Cerebral CortexResearchers track the connectivity patterns of chandelier cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 19, 2018·6 min readComplete Fly Brain Image at Nanoscale ResolutionHHMI researchers used electronic microscopy technology to generate a high resolution digital snapshot of the adult fruit fly brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 22, 2019·4 min readAll Too Human: The Price We Pay for Our Advanced Brains May Be a Greater Tendency to DisordersResearchers report the neural code of the prefrontal cortex is more efficient than the amygdala in both humans and primates. The lower resistance of the amygdala to errors in humans may play a role in exaggerated survival responses, such as those seen in anxiety and PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·4 min readBrain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse StudyA new mouse study reveals females have a three fold higher abundance of EP3, in addition to elevated levels of genes associated with major depressive disorder in the locus coeruleus.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2018·4 min readA Protein that Divides the BrainResearchers identify specific diffusible molecules that are essential for boundary formation in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 10, 2021·5 min readDiabetes Complications in Young Children Target the BrainVerbal IQ, overall IQ, and brain volume are lower in children with type 1 diabetes than in their peers without the disorder. Researchers believe the cognitive and brain development differences are associated with hyperglycemia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2020·6 min readCommon Brain Malformation Traced to Its Genetic RootsChiari 1 malformation, a common brain disorder, appears to be caused to two genetic mutations associated with brain development.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 18, 2019·5 min readThe fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspectiveResearchers say measuring signals from a single neuron may be as good as capturing information from many neurons at once.Read More
