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Neuroscience research articles and press releases that cover research published in Open Access journals are listed below. We use Open Access (OA) to mean that the general public has free, open access to research journal articles published online.

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·September 23, 2015·7 min read

Remotely Linking Two Brains for a Game of 20 Questions

Researchers use direct brain to brain communication to enable two people to play a game of 20 questions by transmitting signals from one brain to another via the internet.

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·September 23, 2015·5 min read

Robotic Toddler Helps Researchers Confirm Babies Time Their Smiles to Make Mom Smile in Return

Using a toddler like robot, researchers confirm that babies use sophisticated timing when they smile to make the person they are interacting with smile in return.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

A New Way to Target Neurons Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

A new, non-invasive technique appears to be able to improve Parkinson's disease symptoms in rats, researchers report.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

SERT Gene Magnifies Psychological Impact of Life Events

A new study reports people with a specific type of gene are more deeply affected by their life experiences. The findings challenge traditional thinking about depression.

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·September 22, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Discover Unexpected Link Between Chronic Pain and Choroid Plexus

Researchers have discovered a novel link between the size of the choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome.

Image of an osteoclast, with bone below it, showing typical distinguishing characteristics: a large cell with multiple nuclei and a "foamy" cytosol.

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·September 21, 2015·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug Could Be Used to Treat Bone Loss

A new study reports a drug commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease appears to effectively reduce bone loss and prevent fractures.

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·September 21, 2015·2 min read

Measuring Early Cognitive Improvement Following Mild TBI

A new study reports researchers have successfully used fMRI neuroimaging to measure cognitive recovery following a mild TBI.

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·September 21, 2015·6 min read

Neurotoxicity Predicted by Organoids Derived from Stem Cells

Researchers have developed a new approach to predicting developmental neurotoxicity that uses stem cells to model features of the developing human brain.