FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2017·3 min readChimp Study Reveals How Brain’s Structure Shaped Our EvolutionA new neuroimaging study reveals patterns of asymmetry in the human brain may be unique to our species and could help explain how we developed language skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 9, 2017·3 min readWatch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching ObjectA new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 7, 2018·9 min readUnique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to SeeA patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 17, 2015·4 min readLink Between Family Income, Academic Achievement and Cortical Thickness DiscoveredA new study reports researchers have identified a link between academic achievement, parental income and cortical thickness in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2014·3 min readWhat Happens in Our Brain When We Unlock a DoorA new neuroimaging study examines the brain networks which control the use of tools and other utensils.Read More
Neurology·May 10, 2016·5 min readCould Yoga Help Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk?A new study reports yoga and meditation can help reduce the cognitive and emotional problems that often precede the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2016·4 min readDeveloping Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep DeprivationResearchers report sleep deprivation affects the parietal and occipital lobes in children, along with myelin levels in the visual system.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2014·3 min readEEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the BrainA new EEG study illustrates how fear arises in the brain when people are exposed to threatening images.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 10, 2016·3 min readPrelinguistic Infants Can Categorize ColorsAccording to a new study, infants are able to hold representations of color categories in their brains before they acquire language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 22, 2013·3 min readBrain Surgeons Go with the FlowA new neuroimaging technique allows neurosurgeons to see neural connections prior to surgery, thus preserving and protecting the brain's critical functions when operating.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2015·6 min readThe Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process LanguageA new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
