FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2022·6 min readFatherhood Changes Men’s BrainsResearchers find significant changes in fathers' brains between the prenatal and the postpartum period. The main changes occurred in cortical areas associated with visual processing, attention, and empathy toward their baby.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2022·5 min readWord and Face Recognition Can Be Adequately Supported With Half a BrainHemispherectomy patients who had a hemisphere of their brain removed during childhood can correctly recognize differences between pairs of words or faces 80% of the time, a new study reports. The findings reveal how the brain adapts when it is highly plastic.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 10, 2022·5 min readAfter Stroke in an Infant’s Brain, Right Side of Brain Compensates for Loss of Language in Left SideIn children who experienced a left-hemisphere stroke within days of birth, brain plasticity allows the right hemisphere to acquire language abilities normally handled by the left hemisphere while maintaining its own language ability as well.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 28, 2022·5 min readHow Brain Circuits Switch Between Different BehaviorsA new study reveals how our brain swiftly adapts to compensate for dynamic and abrupt essential changes in behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 2, 2022·6 min readPsychedelic Drugs’ Therapeutic Potential for a Range of Psychiatric DisordersResearchers discuss how psychedelics can affect the brain and provide therapeutic benefits for those suffering from a range of psychiatric disorders.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2022·5 min readDiscovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain PlasticityA new study of the hippocampus reveals immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers during the entire lifespan. The findings shed new light on neuroplasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2022·4 min readSupernumerary Virtual Robotic Arms Can Feel Like Part of Our BodyResearchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person's feet in a virtual environment to provide an "extra" limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb felt as though it was part of their physical body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2022·6 min readHow Does the Brain Learn?A new, open-source model of synaptic plasticity in the neocortex could propel understanding of how learning occurs in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 10, 2022·4 min readHow Changes in the Neural Code Unlock the Brain’s Inner LearningFindings shed light on how plastic and stable neural populations are able to co-exist in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2022·3 min readHow a Genetic Variant Modifies the Brain Stimulation Impact on MemoryResearchers report it's easier to control cognitive activity via transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with the Val/Val genetic variant of BDNF.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 17, 2022·2 min readHarnessing the Brain’s Plasticity to Acquire Epilepsy ResilienceOptogentic stimulation has the potential to cultivate resilience to epileptic seizures in animal models, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 15, 2021·5 min readHow Diet Influences Taste Sensitivity and PreferenceDiet influences dopamine and insulin signaling in the brain, which in turn directly affects the peripheral sensory response in fruit flies. This response influences what the fly decides to eat next.Read More
