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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 Neuroscience Psychology

·June 9, 2026·15 min read

Bipolar Disorder Linked to Less Efficient Brain Wiring Networks

A new study has mapped widespread differences in the white matter communication networks of individuals with bipolar disorder.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 9, 2026·11 min read

Uninherited Parental Genes Shape Child Development

Researchers tracked how direct DNA sequences, indirect "genetic nurture" environments, and parent-of-origin imprinting effects influence a child’s height, BMI, and academic test performance.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·7 min read

Father’s Pre-Conception Drinking Damages Offspring Mitochondria

A new study investigates how paternal alcohol exposure triggers transgenerational chronic disease.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·6 min read

Disrupting Cancer Drug’s Cognitive Decline Loop

A new study demonstrates that the estrogen prodrug DHED protects memory and sleep without risking cancer recurrence.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·9 min read

Partial Binding Locks Brain’s Common Kainate Receptor Open

A new study untangles the gating mechanics of the GluK2/GluK5 kainate receptor, the most common kainate receptor in the human brain.

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·June 8, 2026·9 min read

Female Brain Uses Unique Molecular Tag to Form Fear Memories

Findings prove that identical memories are constructed via disparate biological pathways, establishing a mandate for sex-tailored therapeutic interventions for trauma and memory disorders.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·16 min read

Complete Drosophila Nervous System Mapped

A new study has unveiled the first complete, synapse-level wiring diagram, or connectome, of an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·8 min read

Brain Stimulation Offsets Sleep Deprivation Memory Loss

Inducing local, sleep-like neural activity in awake mice can completely offset the cognitive damage of sleep deprivation.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·6 min read

Genetic Brake Pathway Determines Vulnerability to Cocaine

A new study identifies a heritable brain pathway that dictates an individual's sensitivity to the unpleasant aftereffects of cocaine.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·June 8, 2026·10 min read

New Compound Blocks Nerve Cell Death in Alzheimer’s

A new study introduces "Compound 10" as a novel therapeutic agent designed to preserve neural energy networks.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 8, 2026·9 min read

Preschool Outdoor Play Protects Childhood Mental Health

The findings show that each additional day per week a child plays outdoors between ages two and four increases their odds of remaining in a healthy, low-symptom category through age eight by 6% to 14%, reducing both internalizing issues like anxiety and externalizing behaviors like hyperactivity.