FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2015·3 min readScientists Uncover New Role for Neurotransmitter That Helps Fight InfectionResearchers report a particular type of neurotransmitter has an important role in adaptive immune responses.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 12, 2014·4 min readScientists Solve 40-year Mystery of How Sodium Controls Opioid Brain SignalingResearchers discover how sodium influences the signalling of opioid receptors.Read More
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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2013·2 min readThe Smoking Gun: Fish Brains and NicotineA new study hones in on one particular region of the zebrafish brain which could provide better understanding of the neural circuitry underlying nicotine addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2013·3 min readEstrogen: Not Just Produced by the OvariesNew research shows the hypothalamus can directly control reproductive functions in rhesus monkeys. The researchers believe it is likely to perform the same actions in human women.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2013·7 min readHow Our Nerves Keep FiringResearchers report on how nerve cells recycle vesicles. The findings suggest the process is much faster and different that previously proposed.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2013·2 min readA Critical Theory in Brain DevelopmentResearchers present a new theory which explains how critical periods are triggered during neurodevelopment.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·4 min readResearchers Find Potential Route to Better Treatments for Fragile X and AutismResearchers discover three specific drugs affect three different kinds of neurotransmitter receptors which all appear to play roles in Fragile X.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience BusinessPsychology·July 18, 2013·5 min readBiochemical Mapping Helps Explain Who Will Respond to AntidepressantsResearchers suggest serotonin metabolism in the pineal gland could play a role in the underlying cause of depression. The findings were based on biochemical changes which were seen to be in association with improvements in depression.Read More
