FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 27, 2016·5 min readNew Model May Solve Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes MoodFindings could help to design new treatments for mood disorders as effective as lithium, but with fewer side effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2016·5 min readImaging the Brain Structure That Allows Neurons to CommunicateResearchers use a new technique to image the process of neurotransmission.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 27, 2016·5 min readEEG Could Help Indicate Level of Awareness in Those With Consciousness DisordersResearchers report EEG systems could be useful tools in assessing the levels of awareness in patients in a vegetative state.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2016·6 min readGenetic Factors Responsible for Creating Anatomical Patterns in the CortexA new study reports anatomical patterning in the brain's cortex is controlled by genetic factors.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2016·5 min readChanges in Teen Brain Structure Provide Clues to Onset of Mental Health ProblemsResearchers have mapped structural changes that occur during development in the teenage brain and provide an explanation as to how some of these changes may predict mental health problems that can occur during late adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2016·5 min readCould Brain Scans Taken During Episodes of Stress Predict Eventual Memory Loss?MRI scans show hippocampal shrinkage during periods of chronic stress in rats, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 25, 2016·4 min readImaging the Brain at Multiple Size ScalesResearchers report a new imaging technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 21, 2016·3 min readApplying a New Imaging Tool to Common Brain DisordersA new imaging technique may provide researchers with better insights into neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readTemporarily Turning Off Brain Area to Better Understand FunctionResearchers report that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·4 min readConnectome Map More Than Doubles Human Cortex’s Known RegionsResearchers have developed new software that is able to correctly map areas of the cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2016·5 min readWatching the Brain do MathAccording to a new study, brain activity patters show different stages of cognition which can be used to improve how students learn math.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2016·3 min readHow Our Brain Puts the World in OrderA new study identifies different brain regions that become active when a strategy of categorization is applied.Read More
