FeaturedNeuroscience·March 18, 2014·4 min readOut of Mind, Out of SightSuppressing unwanted memories disrupts traces of them in sensory processing areas and influences behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 12, 2014·3 min readStudy Suggests New Rehabilitation Methods for Amputees and Stroke PatientsResearchers shed light on new ways in which patients compensate when losing a dominant hand and suggest new rehabilitation techniques for those recovering from upper limb amputations and strokes.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 12, 2014·4 min readNicotine Withdrawal Weakens Brain Connections Tied to Self Control Over Cigarette CravingsNew research suggests the high relapse rate in smokers could be explained by diminished connectivity in key brain networks.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 11, 2014·4 min readResearchers Study Decision Making Center of BrainResearchers identify different profiles of brain activity when people make cost benefit decisions related to alcohol consumption.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 10, 2014·3 min readOutside the Body Our Memories Fail UsResearchers demonstrate the close relationship between body perception and our ability to store new memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 7, 2014·2 min readInherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms AppearNeuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2014·3 min readResearchers Use Computers to “See” Neurons to Better Understand Brain FunctionA new study provides information about the motor circuits of the brain which could help develop new therapies for a range of neurological diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2014·3 min readNew High Tech Lab Records the Brain and Body in ActionA new lab at UCSF promises to bridge the worlds of technology and neuroscience to help better understand and treat neurological diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2014·4 min readBlasts May Cause Brain Injury Even Without SymptomsAccording to a new study, veterans exposed to explosions but do not report symptoms to TBI may still have damage to the white matter in their brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 28, 2014·5 min readMuscle Controlling Neurons Know When They Mess UpNew research unravels how the feedback system between climbing fibers and Purkinje cells works.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2014·4 min readStudy First to Offer Detailed Map of Mouse Cerebral CortexA new study identifies eight distinct neural sub-networks which form the connectivity infrastructure of the mammalian cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2014·3 min readOne Gene Influences Recovery from Traumatic Brain InjuryResearchers find a gene variant which could cause some people to be more impaired by TBI than others.Read More
