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·December 29, 2013·2 min read

Research into Axon Degeneration Hits a Nerve

Researchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.

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·December 23, 2013·3 min read

A Novel Look at How Stories May Change the Brain

Researchers detect lingering changes in resting-state connectivity in the brain which occur when someone reads a "life changing" novel.

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·December 20, 2013·4 min read

New Study Reveals Insight into How the Brain Processes Shape and Color

Researchers discover color and shape are represented independently. A new study reports on how the brain's inferior temporal cortex processes visual information.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 20, 2013·4 min read

The Logistics of Learning

Two new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.

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·December 20, 2013·2 min read

Mapping Objects in the Brain

Researcher report a brain region which responds to a particular category of objects consists of a small cluster of neurons which encodes the visual features of these objects.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·December 19, 2013·3 min read

Brain Research Provides Insight into Language Learning

Researchers discover the mirror neuron system can be modified by language use.

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·December 19, 2013·5 min read

Brain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.

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·December 19, 2013·3 min read

Brain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature Faster

The process of neural connection re-organization begins earlier in girls. Researchers believe this may explain why they mature faster during teenage years.

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·December 18, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Provide New Insights into Cause of Human Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers identify Neurexin2 as a new target for potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.

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·December 18, 2013·3 min read

Brain Area Attacked by Alzheimer’s Links Learning and Rewards

Researchers question whether the posterior cingulate cortex actively dampens cognitive performance or monitors performance and attempts to improve it when required.

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·December 17, 2013·2 min read

Research Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine Addiction

Researchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.