FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 27, 2014·4 min readLearning Early in Life May Help Keep Brain Cells AliveA new study reports neurons survive better when mastering a task early in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 26, 2014·3 min readDid Standing Up Change Our Brains?Researchers evaluate whether becoming bipedal changed human neuronal function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 9, 2014·4 min readYour Brain on Speed: Walking Doesn’t Impair Thinking and MultitaskingResearchers examine how well study participants perform spatial cognitive tasks while walking and standing still.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 6, 2014·4 min readChimpanzees Show Similar Personality Traits to HumansAccording to new research, chimpanzees have almost the same personality trails as humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·5 min readYou Took the Words Right Out of My BrainA new study reports on the brain's predictive nature when listening to others speak.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·6 min readIn Recognizing Speech Sounds, the Brain Does Not Work the Way a Computer DoesA new study could lead to better understanding of how brain processes are disrupted in patients with aphasia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2014·5 min readTell-Tail MRI Image Diagnosis for Parkinson’s DiseaseA new neuroimaging study identifies a 'swallow tail' like appearance in the substantia nigra as an early sign of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 22, 2014·4 min readScientists Identify Critical New Protein Complex Involved in Learning and MemoryResearchers have identified a protein complex that plays a critical, but previously unknown, role in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readA Biological Engine for Human LanguageResearchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2014·2 min readBrain Cell Find Points to New Brain Cancer TherapiesA recent study provides new understanding of the role Lin28a plays in forming neurons. The findings could help develop new treatments for brain cancer and other neurological disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2014·5 min readSplice Variants Reveal Connections Among Autism GenesResearchers reveal proteins involved in autism interact with more partners than previously thought.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 8, 2014·4 min readLipid Levels During Prenatal Brain Development Impact AutismAbnormal lipid levels in the brain can affect the interaction between neural networks in early prenatal brain development. Researchers believe this could be a trigger for autism.Read More
