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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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·June 25, 2014·4 min read

Study Show Monarch Butterflies Employ a Magnetic Compass During Migration

Researchers report monarch butterflies use a light dependent inclination magnetic compass to help them orientate during migration.

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·June 24, 2014·3 min read

Study Finds Learning by Repetition Impairs Recall of Details

Researchers discover that while repetition enhances the factual content of memories, it also reduces the amount of details stored.

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·June 23, 2014·4 min read

Sensitive? Emotional? Empathetic? It Could be in Your Genes

A new neuroimaging study finds physical evidence that the highly sensitive brain responds powerfully to emotional images.

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·June 18, 2014·4 min read

Portable Brain Mapping Device Allows Researchers to See Where Memory Fails Student Veterans

Using a portable brain mapping device, researchers discover limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with PTSD when asked to recall information from simple memory tasks.

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·June 16, 2014·4 min read

Study Yields Important Clues to the Genetics of Epilepsy

Researchers have discovered a significant genetic component of IGE.

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·June 12, 2014·7 min read

New Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood Flow

Researchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.

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·June 11, 2014·6 min read

From Contemporary Syntax to Human Language’s Deep Origins

New research amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.

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·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Pave the Way for Improved Epilepsy Treatments

New findings could pave the way for developing improved epilepsy treatments and therapies for other neurological disorders.

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·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Brain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 Seconds

Cellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.