FeaturedNeuroscience·September 5, 2014·2 min readBrain Mechanism Underlying the Recognition of Hand Gestures Develops Even When BlindA new study reports the brain mechanisms of congenitally blind and sighted individuals share common regions when recognizing human hand gestures.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·3 min readVisualising Plastic Changes to the BrainA new study illustrates the neural effects of TMS with high resolution imaging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·4 min readHow the Brain Finds What It’s Looking ForResearchers report on how the brain processes motion and color.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·4 min readScientists Reveal Complexity in the Brain’s Wiring DiagramResearchers report the brain's wiring is more complex that previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2014·5 min readResearchers Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Human SubjectsResearchers demonstrate the viability of direct brain-to-brain communication in humans located over 5000 miles apart.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 3, 2014·4 min readEstrogen Increases Cannabis SensitivityAccording to a new study, female rats are 30 percent more sensitive to the pain relieving qualities of THC than males.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2014·5 min readBrain Link to Primacy in PrimatesSocial status can determine differences between sizes of different brain regions in primates, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2014·5 min readSurprising New Role for Calcium in Sensing PainResearchers block TRP ion channels in clinical trials to evaluate a possible treatment for various types of pain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 2, 2014·5 min readScientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self InterestA new study reports the average person is usually adverse to lying.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2014·2 min readResearchers Identify Process Producing Neuronal Diversity in Fruit Flies’ Visual SystemWorking with fruit flies, researchers identify a mechanism which helps explain how neurons which make up the visual system are generated.Read More