FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2014·4 min readResearchers Reveal More about How Our Brains Control Our ArmsResearchers record the neural activity of monkeys as the plan to reach in order to design better neuroprosthetics.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 9, 2014·3 min readSleep is the Price the Brain Pays for LearningResearchers believe their synaptic homeostasis hypothesis of sleep challenges the theory that sleep strengthens brain connections.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 19, 2013·3 min readBrain Research Provides Insight into Language LearningResearchers discover the mirror neuron system can be modified by language use.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2013·4 min readTinnitus Discovery Opens Door to Possible New Treatment AvenuesDisruption of timing from sensory neurons could be an underlying cause of tinnitus, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 9, 2013·4 min readBalancing Old and New SkillsA new computational model explains how the brain can learn new tasks while remembering what it has already learned.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2013·6 min readCommon Brain Cell Plays Key Role in Shaping Neural CircuitsAstrocytes actively refine neural circuits by selectively eliminating synapses, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2013·2 min readA Critical Theory in Brain DevelopmentResearchers present a new theory which explains how critical periods are triggered during neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 6, 2013·3 min readMonkeys Use Minds to Move Two Virtual ArmsUsing a brain machine interface, monkeys learn to control the movement of two virtual arms, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 30, 2013·2 min readHow Video Games Like Super Mario Can Benefit the BrainPlaying video games causes increases in brain regions responsible for memory formation and strategic planning, researchers have discovered. The findings could prove relevant in developing new therapeutic interventions for psychiatric illnesses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2013·3 min readWhen Neurons Have Less to Say, They Say it With Particular EmphasisResearchers discover neurons regulate their own excitability so that the activity level in networks remains as constant as possible.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 15, 2013·3 min readTo Live and Learn: Making Memories Has to Be a Speedy BusinessResearchers discover neurons have a special preassembly technique to speed up the manufacture of proteins at synapses, enabling synaptic plasticity and the brain to rapidly form memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 26, 2013·4 min readDynamics of Protein Synthesis at Neuron Tip is Basis for Memory and LearningA new study finds protein synthesis in dendrites could be responsible for long-term memory formation in the brain, in addition to other functions.Read More