FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2018·6 min readCognitive Benefits of ‘Young Blood’ Linked to Brain Protein: Mouse StudyA new study reveals a molecule produced in the blood of younger animals can help improve memory and cognition in older mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 19, 2018·4 min readNewborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of BrainAccording to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·February 18, 2018·3 min readOne Hour of Video Gaming Can Increase the Brain’s Ability to FocusResearchers report playing action video games increases performance on visual selective activities. Players had increased focus on relevant visual information while suppressing less relevant information.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 5, 2018·5 min readNew Path For Bipolar Disorder Comes to LightEGR3 and BDNF may play a critical role in the impaired cellular resilience seen in bipolar disorder, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 24, 2017·5 min readBrain Structure Makes Some Resilient to Alzheimer’sAccording to researchers, the size, shape and number of dendritic spines in the brain may determine whether a person develops Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2017·3 min readA New Target For MarijuanaFindings shed light on the effect of marijuana on the developing brain and provide a target for cannabis use disorder.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 16, 2017·2 min readLearning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain RegionResearchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2017·4 min readBrain Development and Plasticity Share Similar Signalling PathwaysResearchers have identified three molecules they believe could be key for memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2017·8 min readLess Stress, More Social CompetenceMindfulness and meditation can affect brain plasticity, resulting in the ability for adults to acquire new social skills, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 22, 2017·5 min readWhen Neurogenesis Goes WrongResearchers discover post stroke neurogenesis in the hippocampus is linked to worse performance in hippocampal memory tasks.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 19, 2017·6 min readEight Autism Related Mutations in One GeneUSC researchers have identified eight autism associated mutations within the TRIO gene.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 25, 2017·3 min readDelving Into DopamineResearchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.Read More
