FeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2015·3 min readRemapping the Damaged BrainResearchers discover motor functions are remapped through rehabilitative training following brain injury.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 5, 2015·5 min readImaging Method Detects Brainwide Neural Activity During Specific BehaviorsA new imaging method allows researchers to detect the brain-wide activity of neurons during specific behaviors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 23, 2014·2 min readCould Playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?Learning an instrument can also train children to control their emotions and diminish their anxiety, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 22, 2014·5 min readNew Non-Invasive Method Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease EarlyNeuroimaging technology shows brain toxins associated with Alzheimer's disease in living animals for the first time, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2014·3 min readOCD Patients’ Brains Light up to Reveal How Compulsive Habits DevelopThe compulsions in OCD could be due to a misfiring in the caudate nucleus, a new neuroimaging study proposes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2014·3 min readStudy Helps Explain Why Some People Are Better NavigatorsResearchers have identified an area of the brain which helps us to navigate our surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2014·1 min readFirst Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern CaliforniaUCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 12, 2014·5 min readNew Test Uses the Unique Genetics of Women to Uncover Neurologic DisordersResearchers utilize new technique to track down the source of a neurological disorder in a young girl.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2014·3 min readObese Children’s Brains More Responsive to SugarA new neuroimaging study reports of neural differences in obese children when they taste sugar.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 10, 2014·3 min readSmoking Lights up Brain’s Response Differently in Men and WomenCigarette smoking activates dopamine driven satisfaction and pleasure responses differently between the sexes, a neuroimaging study finds.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2014·2 min readStain Every NerveA new technique allows researchers to explore neurons in greater detail than ever before.Read More
