FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·3 min readHow Environmental Toxin Dioxin Alters Brain Development: Mouse StudyA new study sheds light on how exposure to an environmental toxin can have implications for the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 13, 2016·4 min readUgly Truth: Children Less Likely to Trust Unattractive PeopleAccording to researchers, children believe the less attractive you are, the less trustworthy you are.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2016·5 min readAutism is Not Just a Disease of the Brain: Mouse StudyA new study reports some aspects of autism spectrum disorders are linked to defects in how peripheral nerves communicate sensory information to the brain.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·June 7, 2016·6 min readLink Between Mom’s Immune Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Autism with Intellectual Disability in OffspringA new study reports pregnant women with high levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines may have a significantly increased risk of having a child with autism combined with an intellectual disability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 3, 2016·4 min readHow Judgment of Sensory Simultaneity May Develop in the BrainResearchers hope their findings can help develop a better understanding why sensory integration sometimes goes awry, contributing to disorders such as autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2016·5 min readMice on Wheels Show How Exercise Benefits the BrainA new study explains how, at the molecular level, exercise benefits he mammalian brain.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 2, 2016·5 min readGene Critical For Human Brain Development IdentifiedResearchers report they have uncovered a gene responsible for brain development and also discovered how it may work.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2016·4 min readFlu Like Symptoms During Pregnancy May Affect Fetal Brain DevelopmentA new study reports babies born to moms who suffered from viral infections, even mild ones, while pregnant are at increased risk of brain abnormalities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2016·4 min readBaby Talk Can Help Songbirds Learn Their SongsAccording to a new study, adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in much the same way humans do when talking to babies.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2016·4 min readEarly Life Stress Linked to Digestive Problems and Anxiety in RatsA new study investigates how digestive problems and anxiety may be linked.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 27, 2016·3 min readBaby Talk: Words With Repeated Sounds Help Infants Learn LanguageAccording to researchers, babies find it easier to grasp the names of objects with repeated syllables over words with non-identical syllables.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·4 min readExperience Plays a Strong Role in Early Stages of Brain Circuit DevelopmentNew findings about neurodevelopment could have implications for drug development.Read More
