FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 24, 2013·3 min readChance Finding Reveals New Control on Blood Vessels in Developing BrainNew research demonstrates how developing glia and neural cells help control the growth of blood vessels.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2012·3 min readReady for Your Close-Up?Caltech study shows that the distance at which facial photos are taken influences perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 7, 2012·4 min readPredicting How Patients Respond to TherapyA new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 17, 2012·4 min readWhy Are Elderly Duped?Researchers report they’ve pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 6, 2012·2 min readPupil Dilation Reveals Sexual OrientationResearchers used a specialized infrared lens to measure pupillary changes to participants watching erotic videos. Pupils widened most to videos of people who participants found attractive, thereby revealing where they were on the sexual spectrum from heterosexual to homosexual.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 2, 2012·3 min readResearchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum DisorderUsing cyclocreatine, researchers successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder known as creatine transporter deficiency in a mouse model of autism.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2012·2 min readNaturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic PainResearchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 20, 2012·3 min readMini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human BrainA miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 19, 2012·2 min readResearchers Show How Social Interaction and Teamwork Lead to Human IntelligenceScientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork,...Read More
