FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 14, 2018·4 min readEvidence Mounts for Increased Alzheimer’s and Suicide Risks in Polluted CitiesA new study adds to growing evidence that early exposure to pollution can increase both suicide risks in younger people and Alzheimer's disease as people age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2018·5 min readHippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and DepressionResearchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2018·4 min readDoes Physical Activity Influence the Health of Future Offspring?Researchers report both physical and mental exercise can affect the learning ability of future offspring, at least in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 13, 2018·4 min readResearchers Build Smallest Volume, Most Efficient Wireless Nerve StimulatorResearchers have developed the smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator to date. The device may be used to monitor and treat diseases in real time, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 13, 2018·5 min readSpecific Bacteria in Small Intestine Are Crucial for Fat AbsorptionResearchers reveal the Western diet can induce the expansion of microbes in the small intestine that promote the digestion and absorption of high fat foods. Over time, researchers say, these microbes can increase the risk of obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2018·8 min readOvereating? It May be a Brain GlitchResearchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2018·6 min readMore Than Five Drinks a Week Could Shorten LifespanA new study reveals drinking more than five pints of beer or glasses of wine per week could decrease life expectancy. Drinking more than 10 alcoholic drinks a week is linked to a one to two year shortened life expectancy, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 13, 2018·4 min readDoes Age at Menopause Affect Memory?Researchers report the later a women enters into natural menopause, the better, on average, her verbal memory is later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 12, 2018·4 min readSitting is Bad for Your Brain, Not Just Your Heart or MetabolismA new study reports people who sit down too much during middle to older age show signs of thinning in the medial temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with the formation of new memories.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 12, 2018·4 min readImagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds LaterA new study reveals imagining visual stimuli can alter our perception of where auditory stimuli may be coming from.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 12, 2018·4 min readSexual Objectification Influences Visual PerceptionAccording to researchers, when people are sexually objectified, others visually process them in the same manner that they would an inanimate object.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 12, 2018·5 min readTeaching Computers How to Analyze Brain CellsResearchers used deep learning to analyze brain cells by exposing the algorithm to both stained and unstained images. The program was able to identify where cells were located in culture dishes by learning to spot the cell's nucleus.Read More