FeaturedNeurology·July 6, 2015·5 min readChanges in Alzheimer’s Biomarkers During Midlife May Predict Future Dementia RiskA new study reports changes in the spinal fluid during middle age may help doctors identify people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2015·4 min readNew Clues to the Evolution of the Primate BrainResearchers have been able to visualize the brain hidden inside the skull of Victoriapithecus, the oldest known Old World monkey and.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 2, 2015·4 min readHow the Brain Reconstructs Past EventsA new study reports that when someone tries to remember one aspect of an event, the representation of the entire event can be activated in the brain.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 1, 2015·7 min readResearchers Make a “Spectacular Discovery” About Memory Formation and LearningNeurons change their firing properties at the exact moment new memories are formed, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·June 29, 2015·3 min readSmaller Hippocampus in Brains of Patients with Recurrent DepressionA new study reports people with recurrent depression have significantly smaller hippocampi than healthy individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2015·4 min readFructose Not as Stimulating to Brain’s Reward System as GlucoseA new study reports fructose produces less reward sensations in the brain than glucose.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 25, 2015·4 min readRestoring Low Levels of Serotonin Could Improve Brain Function for Some with DementiaImpulsivity may be reduced and brain function improved in patients with frontotemporal dementia by restoring low levels of serotonin, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2015·8 min readThree Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it GrowsThree simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 25, 2015·6 min readRemapping the Brain’s Language AreaNew dementia research comes up with new locations for words and sentence comprehension in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2015·4 min readDigital Atlas of Aging Brain Could Aid Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new digital map of the aging brain could help with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 23, 2015·4 min readRecalling a Nightmare Flight: How Trauma Memory is Processed in the BrainA new neuroimaging study provides clues about trauma memory and how it is processed in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2015·6 min readThe Challenging Bird BrainCommon method used to measure brain size across species is not appropriate for looking at individual differences within the same species, a new study reports.Read More
