FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 8, 2020·4 min readOur visual world of color is largely incorrectPeople are oblivious to change when color is removed from peripheral vision. Research reports the brain likely fills in for much of our perceptual experience when it comes to seeing the entire picture in color.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2020·2 min readTest confirms COVID-19 as trigger for rare Kawasaki-like syndrome in childrenNew evidence confirms COVID-19 infection is the cause of the Kawasaki-like syndrome affecting children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2020·2 min readArtificial brains may need sleep tooAI network simulations become unstable following continuous periods of unsupervised learning. When the networks were exposed to states that are analogous to human brain waves during sleep, the stability was restored.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 8, 2020·4 min readScientists engineer one protein to fight cancer and regenerate neuronsMaking two different changes to a single messenger protein, researchers were able to inhibit lung cancer growth and promote neurogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 8, 2020·3 min readAppetite can be increased by cells in the brainGlial cells known as tanycytes deliver signals to neurons in the brain to activate appetite. Optogenetic stimulation of tanycytes increases appetite.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2020·3 min readForgot where you parked the car? Memory is a game of all or nothingStudy addresses the question of whether a forgotten memory is entirely lost or if it just becomes fuzzier over time.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2020·5 min readRepetitive negative thinking linked to dementia riskRepetitive negative thinking (RNT) in those aged over 55 is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and deposition of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease. People who exhibited higher levels of RNT experienced more cognitive and memory problems over four years. They were more likely to have both amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 6, 2020·3 min readThe neurobiology of social distance: Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevityStudy explores the wide-ranging, negative effects of social isolation on both psychological and physiological well-being.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2020·6 min readMicroglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infectionMicroglia help limit infection to the olfactory bulb and protects neurons from damage that could occur as a result of viral infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 5, 2020·5 min readChemical messenger in brain could point to better treatments for anxietyCorticotropin-releasing factor and neuropeptide Y work in synchronized opposition to each other to remodel and rewire neurons in the amygdala as a response to stress. The process, researchers say, can be manually reversed to help relieve anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 5, 2020·4 min readWidely available indigestion drug may curb COVID-19 symptoms in mild to moderate diseaseFamotidine (Pepcid AC), an over-the-counter medication used to treat indigestion, shows promise as a potential treatment for COVID-19.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 5, 2020·3 min readNMDA receptors may link psychosis and sleep deficitsNMDA receptor hypofunction is involved in the reduction of sleep spindles and delta oscillations, which appear in the brain during deep natural sleep. Findings confirm the role NMDA receptors play in sleep disorders that accompany psychotic states.Read More
