Parent’s Rights vs Patient Rights: It Matters How We Talk About Brain Injury
A new article looks at the limitations of parental rights in the medical system when it comes to making decisions for some children with brain injuries. ... Read More...
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How Depression Affects Your Thinking Skills
Typically, many people associate depression with feelings of sadness or despair. However, depression can also affect your cognitive abilities and memory. A new paper reviews the impact depression has on cognitive function and considers therapy options to help improve these often overlooked symptoms of the disorder. ... Read More...
Understanding Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
A new article investigates the link between addiction and mental health disorders. ... Read More...
More Neuroscience Research Articles Are Reporting the Sex of Laboratory Animals
A new study reports on a significant increase of neuroscience research papers where the authors report on the sex of the animals used in their studies. ... Read More...
Howard Eichenbaum, PhD – Superhero in a Sweater Vest
Loren DeVito pays tribute to her dear friend and mentor, the leading memory researcher, Dr. Howard Eichenbaum, who recently passed away.... Read More...
No Time to Read Neuroscience News? We’re Now Available on Alexa
Do you sometimes find you don't have time to read all the latest neuroscience research news? Now you can listen to summaries of our latest stories on Neuroscience News by enabling our new Alexa flash briefing skill.... Read More...
How Your Brain Makes An Article Go Viral
A new study investigates how our brains decide which news articles to read and share. Brain scans also help predict large scale virality of some posts.... Read More...
Top 20 Neuroscience News Articles of 2016
2016 was a big year for neuroscience research. Here, we break down some of the top NeuroscienceNews articles of the year.... Read More...
Ride the Tiger Delivers the Emotion and Science of Bipolar Disorder
Ride the Tiger, a PBS documentary about bipolar depression by Detroit Public Television will air tonight.... Read More...
Cal BRAIN Kickstarts California Efforts to Map the Brain
California governor allocates an initial grant of $2 million to the Cal-BRAIN initiative to help map the brain.... Read More...
Single Neuron Observations Mark Steps in Alzheimer’s Disease
Multiple disease-related changes progress in parallel through distinct stages.
Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, neuroscientists at the Technisc... Read More...
Carbonated Drinks Affect Pain Sensors In Nasal Cavity
Neuroscientists at USC have discovered that carbonated drinks set off the same pain sensors in the nasal cavity as mustard, albeit at a lower intensity. During experimentation, researchers flowed carbonated saline over a dish containing nerve cells taken from the sensory circuits in the nose and mouth. They discovered that the gas activated a specific cell which serve as general pain sensors and expresses the TRPA1 gene.... Read More...