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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 Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 7, 2014·3 min read

Genes Contribute to Behavior Differences Between Fierce and Friendly Rats

Researchers have identified gene regions which contribute to differences between aggressive and more timid behavior in rats.

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Featured Psychology

·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Research Shows Easy to Walk Communities Can Blunt Cognitive Decline

Living in a neighborhood considered to have good walkability factors can help slow cognitive decline in older adults, researchers report.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 7, 2014·6 min read

Circadian Rhythms Shift for Later Sleep, but School Remains Early for Teens

A new study proposes later start times for middle and high school student to accommodate changes to teenage circadian rhythm.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 7, 2014·3 min read

Where the Brain Makes Difficult Decisions

Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in executive control.

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·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Striking the Cord: Optical Control of Motor Functions

Researchers develop a highly flexible neural probe, created from polymers, which can both record and optically stimulate neural activity in the spinal cord of mice.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 6, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Present New Findings About Human Brain Plasticity

According to new research, oligodendrocytes could contribute to the superior plasticity of the human brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Provide First Peek at How Neurons Multitask

A new study sheds light on how a single neuron can perform multiple functions in a model organism.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 6, 2014·4 min read

Ghost Illusion Created in the Lab

Manipulating sensorimotor input, researchers invoke a 'ghostly' illusion for study participants.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 5, 2014·4 min read

Piglet Brain Atlas New Tool in Understanding Human Infant Brain Development

A newly developed online tool could aid future postnatal brain growth studies.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 5, 2014·6 min read

Direct Brain Communication Between Humans Study Replicated

Researchers report they have successfully replicated a previous brain-to-brain communication experiment.

Autism Featured Neurology

·November 4, 2014·3 min read

Brain Anatomy Differences Between Autistic and Typically Developing Individuals Are Indistinguishable

A new study reports the brain anatomy in MRI scans of those with autism and typically developing individuals is virtually indistinguishable above the age of six.