FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2018·3 min readHow Obesity Dulls the Sense of TasteResearchers report inflammation driven by obesity reduces the number of taste buds in mice. As a result, obese mice had a diminished sense of taste.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readAmygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults; Except in AutismA new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2018·4 min readEven Flies Like a Familiar SongA new fruit fly study reveals how learned auditory cues can alter mating behavior and sexual preference.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readSPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with DepressionA new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 19, 2018·5 min readDon’t Blame Adolescent Social Behavior on HormonesA new study challenges conventional belief, reporting pubertal hormones are not responsible for changes in social behavior during adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2018·5 min readNerve Cells That Enable Fruit Flies to Escape Danger DiscoveredResearchers have identified neurons that help to initiate an escape from danger response in fruit flies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 19, 2018·4 min readDecoding the Chemistry of FearDiscovery about fear pathways in the brains of worms could have implications for better understanding anxiety in humans, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 19, 2018·7 min readWe Can Read Each Other’s Emotions From Subtle Changes in Facial ColorResearchers reveal people are able to correctly identify, with 75% accuracy, expressions of emotion in others based on subtle changes in color around the nose, eyebrows and chin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 18, 2018·3 min readExposure to Low Levels of BPA During Pregnancy Can Lead to Altered Brain DevelopmentAccording to researchers, even lower levels of BPA consumed during pregnancy can lead to neurodevelopmental problems and affected brain function later in life for offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 16, 2018·4 min readThe Coffee Cannabis ConnectionResearchers reveal drinking four to eight cups of coffee a day decreases neurotransmitters related to the endocannabinoid system. The study also reports caffeine increases metabolites in the androsteriod system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2018·3 min readNew Tissue Technique Gives Stunning 3D Insights Into the Human BrainA new imaging technique reveals the intricacies of the brain in unprecedented detail.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 14, 2018·2 min readPhysically Fit Women Almost 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop DementiaAccording to researchers, women who are physically fit and exercise regularly during midlife are almost 90% less likely to develop dementia later in life than those who were moderately fit.Read More
