FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 7, 2015·5 min readEmotions Directly Influence Learning and Memory ProcessesResearchers report emotions directly influence the neurological processes associated with memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·4 min readCarbs Needed to Evolve Big BrainsA new study reports on the importance of dietary carbohydrates in human evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 6, 2015·4 min readModern Living May Contribute to Alzheimer’s RiskResearchers report more people are dying from neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease now than twenty years ago. By contrast, the number of deaths from cancer and heart disease in the elderly has dropped.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·3 min readHow Aging Cripples the Immune SystemA new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·4 min readGrowing Human Serotonin Neurons in a Petri DishResearchers have successfully generated human serotonin neurons from human fibroblasts.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 5, 2015·4 min readDistance and Time Soften Moral JudgmentsAccording to researchers, moral judgement of wrong doing soften over time and distance.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 5, 2015·3 min readHumans and Horses Share Facial ExpressionsAccording to a new study, researchers have discovered horses share some surprisingly similar facial expressions to chimps and humans. The study helps explain how facial expressions can be used as a form of communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 5, 2015·3 min readComplex Bonobo Communication is Similar That of Human InfantsA new study reports wild bonobos communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high pitched call which requires context in order to be understood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2015·5 min readWeakly Electric Fish Use Oscillatory Receptors to Find Their NeighborsA new study reports more than 200 species of African fish communicate by means of electrical discharges generated by an organ in their tails.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2015·4 min readTemporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process FacesA new study provides evidence for a face selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2015·2 min readBrain Process Allows Memories to be Lost and FoundResearchers have identified a neural process which could help restore lost memories and bury bad memories.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 3, 2015·6 min readImproving Memory in Schizophrenia With Cognitive Training AppAccording to a new study, researchers have developed a cognitive training game which they believe may improve memory for people with schizophrenia.Read More
