FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2015·3 min readResearchers Solve Longtime Puzzle About How We LearnA new study claims to have settled a long running debate, namely what happens in the brain when we learn.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·3 min readCracking the Enduring Mysteries of REM SleepResearchers identify a neural circuit in the brain that helps regulate REM sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·8 min readDead Man Punching: Hands Developed for Dexterity and Fist FightingUsing cadaver hands, a new study supports the theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readThe Power of Two: Neural Cliques Provide a Prewired Framework For How Neurons ConnectResearcher proposes a Theory of Connectivity which suggests neural cliques provide a basic framework for how neurons connect and function.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 22, 2015·4 min readBabies’ Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language DevelopmentA baby's repetitive babbling is influenced by the infant's ability to hear itself.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain MultitasksA new study hones in on the TRN as an area of the brain that could be responsible for multitasking.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·4 min readCreating a 3D Map of the BrainResearchers have developed new software that has been can map out a monkey's brain and easily create a 3D model.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2015·3 min readNew Math Method Reveals Structure of Neural ActivityResearchers have developed a new math method that can detect geometric structures in the brain's neural activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 20, 2015·5 min readNew Drug Delivery Technique Bypasses Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers develop a new technique which allows drugs to be delivered across the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 19, 2015·3 min readTickled Pink? Why Babies Don’t Experience Tickles the Way We Think They DoInfants in the first four months of life feel when people tickle them and wiggle their feet without connecting the sensation to that person, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 19, 2015·3 min readRisk for Weaker Brain Connections in Preterm BabiesA new study reports preterm babies could be at increased risk of psychological and neurological problems due to weakened connections in certain brain networks linked to emotion, attention and communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2015·5 min readExtra Brain Cells Make Males Remember SexResearchers have discovered a pair of neurons inside the brains of male nematodes that allow them to remember and seek sex, even at the expense of food.Read More
