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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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2016·3 min read

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For An Imposter

A new study sheds light on the neurobiology of why delusional misidentification syndromes can occur.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2016·3 min read

Building a Better Brain

3D 'mini brains' grown from human stem cells are functionally and structurally more similar to real brains than the 2D models currently used, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2016·3 min read

Noise Sensitivity Traced to Changes in Brain Function

A new study looks at the way in which noise sensitivity is manifested due to changes in the way in which the brain processes auditory information.

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·December 19, 2016·5 min read

Low Carb Diet Alleviates Inherited Form of Intellectual Disability: Mouse Study

Researchers report sticking to a very low carb diet could potentially help to improve mental function in those with Kabuki syndrome, a rare, inherited disease.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

With Eyes or Nose? How Young Children Use Sensory Cues to Make Social Decisions

Smell influences how children evaluate strange faces, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Baby Brain: Pregnancy Brain Changes Last 2 Years After Birth

Study reports significant reduction in gray matter volume in brain regions associated with social cognition for up to two years following birth.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Early Life Social Stress Has Long Term Impact on Brain Networks: Rat Study

Findings about how early life social stress affect brain connections in mice may have implications for treating human psychiatric illnesses.

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·December 19, 2016·5 min read

Sirt1 Regulates Proliferation and Regeneration of Glial Progenitor Cells After Injury

A new study reports Sirt1 can help glial cells to regenerate from progenitor cells in preterm babies with hypoxia related injuries.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Further Evidence for Causal Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis

Schizophrenia risk may predict cannabis use, rather than the other way around, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2016·5 min read

Missing Link Between Gut and Brain Discovered With Big Implications for Disease

Researchers have identified immune cells in the membranes around the brain that could be a 'missing link' in the gut-brain axis. The immune cells also appear to have a positive impact on recovery following spinal cord injury.