FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 5, 2015·2 min readHuman Brains Age Less than Previously ThoughtAccording to a researchers, changes associated with brain aging could be due to vascular changes and not neural activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 3, 2015·4 min readPeople Sniff Their Hands Twice as Much after a HandshakeA new study reports on why we sniff our hands after a handshake.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 2, 2015·3 min readNeuron Groups, Not Single Cells, Maintain Brain StabilityA new study reports neural networks preserve memories better than individual neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2015·5 min readNeurons Controlling Appetite Made from Skin CellsAccording to a new study, researchers have successfully converted adult skin cells into hypothalamic-like neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2015·3 min readOptogenetic Stimulation of the Brain to Control PainResearchers use optogenetics to stimulate the anterior cingulate cortex and lessen pain in mice.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2015·2 min read3D Printed Guides Can Help Restore Function in Damaged NervesResearchers have successfully used a 3D printed guide to help damaged nerves repair themselves.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2015·2 min readDeconstructing Mental Illness Through Ultradian RhythmsSleep abnormalities result in an imbalance of an ultradian rhythm generator which is relies on dopamine, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2015·6 min readEpigenomics of Alzheimer’s Disease ProgressionA new study reveals an immune basis of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 20, 2015·3 min readNew Clues to Causes of Birth DefectsResearchers report they believe they have found a possible clue as to why older mothers have higher risk of offspring with birth defects characterized by abnormal chromosome numbers.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 17, 2015·3 min readStudying Other Animals Can Help Us Answer What It Means to Be a Musical SpeciesA new study reports cross species research could help unlock which features of human music are rooted in our biology, and which are a cultural phenomena.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 13, 2015·6 min readSeven Genes for X-Linked Intellectual Disability – (Correction)Researchers have discovered new mutations on the X chromosome which can lead to various forms of intellectual disabilities.Read More
