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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.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2016·6 min read

How Hearing Loss Can Change the Way Nerve Cells Are Wired

A new study reports short term hearing loss can lead to changes in the auditory system, forcing neurons to alter their shape and behavior.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 12, 2016·4 min read

Can You Unconsciously Forget an Experience?

Researchers report that, when faced with a traumatic event, the memory can be blocked in order for the brain to protect itself.

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·December 12, 2016·3 min read

Discovery of New Verbal Working Memory Architecture Has Implications for Artificial Intelligence

New findings about how the brain processes information in verbal working memory could have implications for the development of new AI systems, researchers report.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2016·4 min read

Study Uncovers Details of Information Processing in the Brain

A new study looks at how our brains process information when we pay attention and attempt to ignore stimuli.

Autism Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 12, 2016·4 min read

Neuromotor Problems At the Core of Autism

Researchers warn using psychotropic medications to treat autism could make neuromotor problems worse.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·December 10, 2016·4 min read

Oxytocin Improves Synchronization in Leader-Follower Interaction

According to a new study, people with higher levels of oxytocin could be more in-sync with the beat of music than those with lower levels of the hormone.

Featured Psychology

·December 9, 2016·5 min read

Higher BMI in Adolescence May Affect Cognitive Function in Midlife

A new study reports on the link between a teen's BMI and their cognitive function in midlife.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 9, 2016·5 min read

A Tiny Change With Considerable Consequences

Researchers report the expansion of the human neocortex is likely due to a single base pair genetic substitution.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·December 9, 2016·4 min read

Illusion Reveals the Brain Fills in Peripheral Vision

According to a new study, the things we see with our peripheral vision may sometimes be an optical illusion.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 8, 2016·4 min read

Transplanted Interneurons Can Help Reduce Fear: Mouse Study

Coupling training to reduce fear and transplanting embryonic interneurons into the amygdala of mice, researchers were able to reduce fear response, a new study reports.