FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2016·5 min readHow Our Brains Get Slacker As We AgeWe all know that as we age, our skin loses its firmness and elasticity. However, researchers have now discovered our brains may also lose its elasticity as we age.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 7, 2017·5 min readIdentifying Children at Risk of Eating Disorders is Key to Saving LivesFindings will help pave the way for early intervention of eating disorders, researchers believe.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·6 min readWired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection OverdriveWhile many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 5, 2017·9 min readHand That Sees Offers New Hope For AmputeesResearchers have developed a new prosthetic hand with the ability to 'see' objects. They believe their invention can allow the wearer to automatically reach for objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 13, 2017·4 min readThe Importance of Time and Space in Brain Development and DiseaseA new study reveals how morphological changes in the brain help to shape its neural networks.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 4, 2018·4 min readBrain Stem Changes Identified in Parkinson’sA new study reveals Parkinson's patients have more copies of mitochondrial DNA in the brain stem, leading to increased cell death within that area.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2018·4 min readVapers and Non-Smokers Have the Same Flourishing Gut FloraA new study reveals smokers have lower levels of Baceroids in their microbiome. In contrast, the levels of Bacteriods were the same level in vapers as in non-smokers. Decreased Bacteriod levels are associated with obesity and Chron's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 30, 2018·4 min readFirst 3D Printed Human CorneasMixing together human corneal stromal cells with alginate and collagen to make a bioink, researchers have successfully created 3D printed human corneas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2018·4 min readPay Attention: How the Brain Performs a Background Scan to Help FocusAccording to researchers, vision and brain circuits perform regular background scans, making neurons available for focus based tasks. The process makes it possible for us to pay, and maintain, attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2019·3 min readReading with Preschool Children Boosts Language by Eight MonthsAccording to researchers, reading with your preschool aged children can boost their language development by up to eight months. Receptive language skills are positively enhanced when a child reads along with a carer, the study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 16, 2019·8 min readImmersive Virtual Reality Therapy Shows Lasting Effect in Phobia Treatments For Children with ASDResearchers report children on the autism spectrum who experience specific phobias may benefit from immersive virtual reality therapy. The study reports immersive VR helped almost 45% of children with ASD remain free from their phobias six months after treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 28, 2019·3 min readBrain cells for 3D vision discoveredResearchers have identified neurons in the brains of praying mantises that are able to compute 3D direction and distance. The findings may help to develop better technology for machine and robotic vision.Read More
