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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 Genetics Neuroscience

·May 23, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Profile Active Genes in Neurons Based on Connections

Researchers have devised a way to create snapshots of gene expression in neurons based on their connections.

This image shows a dendrite, principle neuron and synaptic connections.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·May 22, 2014·2 min read

Releasing the Brakes for Learning

Researchers discover learning processes in the brain are dynamically regulated by various types of interneurons.

This image shows the different sleep/eat cycles of the per2 deficient mice.

Featured Genetics

·May 22, 2014·3 min read

Genes Discovered Linking Circadian Clock with Eating Schedule

Mutations in a pair of genes, which normally help regulate eating scheduled and keep them in sync with daily sleep rhythms, may play a role in so called night eating syndrome.

This image shows a brain and the gut in orange. It is a montage image.

Featured Psychology

·May 22, 2014·3 min read

How the Gut Feeling Shapes Fear

A new study suggests that our gut instinct has significant impact on how we react to fear.

This image mature neurons generated from human stem cells.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 21, 2014·3 min read

Functional Nerve Cells from Skin Cells

Researchers develop a new method of generating neurons from skin cells.

This image shows neural structures and electrical signal lines.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 21, 2014·3 min read

Neuroscience’s Grand Question

Researchers create a new theoretical model to understand how cells monitor and self regulate their properties.

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Featured Psychology

·May 19, 2014·2 min read

Keywords Hold Vocabulary Together in Memory

Keywords in our word networks hold together groups of words in our memory, a new study suggests.

This image is taken from the video and shows a 3D representation of a neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 19, 2014·5 min read

Illuminating Neuron Activity in 3D

Researchers have created a new imaging system which reveals neural activity throughout the brain of living animals.

Parkinson's Disease brain is compared

Featured Neurology

·May 13, 2014·2 min read

Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons

Human reinforcement learning was modified by deep brain stimulation of substantia nigra dopamine containing neurons.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 9, 2014·4 min read

Your Brain on Speed: Walking Doesn’t Impair Thinking and Multitasking

Researchers examine how well study participants perform spatial cognitive tasks while walking and standing still.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 8, 2014·4 min read

Small Mutation Changes Brain Freeze to Hot Foot

Researchers have discovered a small change in a single protein which turns a cold sensitive receptor into one that senses heat.

This image shows how the brain reacts to the soft handoff of items.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 8, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Capture Handoff of Tracked Object Between Brain Hemispheres

New research looks at how the two hemispheres of the brain coordinate to track moving objects.

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