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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience often involves research from numerous science genres including brain science, psychology, neurology, computer science, artificial intelligence, big data, statistics, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, linguistics, electrophysiology, biology, anatomy and neurobiology.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Loneliness Increased Dementia Risk

Researchers provide further evidence that social isolation can increase the risk of developing dementia in older people.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 29, 2018·3 min read

Why People Have Lateral Preferences When Kissing and Hugging

A new study reveals why we have a lateral preference when it comes to displaying social emotions. Researchers say that while handedness plays a part in why we prefer to hug or kiss on one side, emotional content also plays a role.

Featured Neurology Pain

·October 28, 2018·3 min read

Cannabis Pain Relief Without the High

Researchers have pinpointed an effective dose of CBD to help treat chronic pain, without generating the typical marijuana 'high'.

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·October 28, 2018·4 min read

Mini Retinas Shed Light on Connection Between Eyes and Brain

Findings could help to develop new treatments to restore site when connections between the eyes and brain are damaged, researchers say.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·October 28, 2018·5 min read

Unique Patterns of Neural Communications Discovered in Brains of Autistic Children

A new study reveals unique connections within brain networks in children on the autism spectrum. Researchers say, in ASD, the amygdala shows marked differences in connection with the occipital cortex than in typically developing children.

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·October 26, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Decides What to Learn

The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.

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·October 26, 2018·4 min read

How LSD Changes Perception

Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that govern cognitive processes, while increasing connectivity in brain networks associated with sensory functions.

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·October 26, 2018·4 min read

Why Cannabis Affects Women Differently

A new study explores the differences in cannabis use between males and females. Researchers reveal women are develop addiction to marijuana more quickly than men. The study reports females have different levels of endocannabinoids and more sensitive receptors than males in areas related to social behavior.

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·October 26, 2018·4 min read

Substance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse Study

ESP22, a substance found in a baby's tears, makes female mice more likely to reject male sexual advances, researchers report.

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·October 25, 2018·4 min read

Solving the Complex Mysteries of the Microbiome

Computer modeling, in combination with traditional research, is allowing researchers to obtain a better understanding about how specific gut bacteria will interact. The findings may allow scientists to manipulate the microbiome and improve human health.

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·October 25, 2018·4 min read

Serotonin Neurons Contribute to Fail Safe Mechanism that Ensures Recovery From Interrupted Breathing

A new study reports acute loss of normal activity in serotonin producing neurons blunts the body's ability to recover from interrupted breathing. Researchers say this could provide an explanation to why some infants die from SIDs, and could someday help with the development of therapies to prevent sudden infant death.

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·October 25, 2018·4 min read

Surprising Network Activity in the Immature Brain

Spontaneously generated patterns of activity by local neural networks in the developing visual cortex provide the basis for long range connections that are established throughout brain activity over the course of cortical development, researchers report.