FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2018·4 min readHow to Control Biology With Light and Without GeneticsResearchers have created a silicon mesh that can be crafted to help stimulate neurons, limbs and tissue.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2018·5 min readResearchers Make First Serotonin Measurements in HumansUsing electrochemical probes transplanted into living human brains, researchers shed light on how serotonin acts.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 30, 2018·4 min readYouth Tackle Football Participation Linked to Early Onsite of Cognitive and Emotional ProblemsA new study of football players who were diagnosed with CTE reveals those who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 had earlier onset of emotional and cognitive problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 30, 2018·5 min readDo Pathological Behaviors Stem From Faulty Beliefs?Researchers apply a mathematical method to shed light on healthy brain function, and how neuropsychiatric disorders may occur. They also consider how a problem in processing prior beliefs can lead to faulty interpretation of the cause of sensory input, which can result in pathological behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2018·4 min readLipid Accumulation in Brain May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’sResearchers report the accumulation of glycosphingolipids in the substantia nigra appears to be elevated in Parkinson's disease patients. The finding could be used as a biomarker for helping diagnose Parkinson's before symptoms of the disease set in.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2018·4 min readLink Between Exercise and Appetite Loss ExplainedResearchers report on the role the arcuate nucleus plays in metabolic regulation and appetite suppression following exercise.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 29, 2018·4 min readHow Pleasure Affects Our BrainsA new article looks at the neuroscience of pleasure and considers why, in the pursuit of pleasure, we embark in some actions which are detrimental to our well being.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 28, 2018·3 min readBrain Structure Linked to Symptoms of Restless Leg SyndromeA new study implicates structural changes in the somatosensory cortex as a cause of restless leg syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 28, 2018·3 min readCan Microbes Manipulate Our Minds?Researchers report we may have evolved to depend on our gut bacteria to aid normal brain function, and changes in our microbiome could have effects on our behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 27, 2018·3 min readMusic Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer’sA new study reports Alzheimer's disease does not appear to affect the salience network. Researchers found, when listening to music, the salience network along with other networks, show higher functional connectivity in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 26, 2018·4 min readLoss of Brain Synchrony May Explain Working Memory LimitsTrying to retain too much information in our working memory can lead to a breakdown in communication between areas of the brain responsible for maintaining it, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 26, 2018·7 min readNoninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of HandsA new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.Read More
