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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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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 31, 2022·4 min read

Genetic Sex Determines the Way Your Muscle “Talks” to Other Tissues in Your Body

Sex-specific circuits in muscles signal to other tissues and organs, processing muscle impact differently in males and females.

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·May 31, 2022·6 min read

When Should I Schedule My Exercise?

Women looking to reduce belly fat and blood pressure should exercise in the morning. Men who exercise in the evening showed improvements in metabolic and heart health, and improved overall emotional wellbeing.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·May 31, 2022·4 min read

This Illusion, New to Science, Is Strong Enough to Trick Our Reflexes

The highly dynamic, new "expanding hole" optical illusion can be perceived by 86% of people. The illusion is so good at deceiving the brain, it causes pupillary dilation as though we are walking into a darkened room.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 31, 2022·4 min read

Healthy Development Thanks to Older Siblings

Mothers who reported stress during pregnancy reported their child experienced behavioral problems between the ages of 7 and 8. However, behavioral problems were reduced if the child had older siblings.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Pain

·May 30, 2022·4 min read

Wearable Sensor Finds Dancers Are Dancing Through Pain

A newly designed wearable sensor shows many semi-professional and professional dancers continue to dance while experiencing significant pain.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 30, 2022·5 min read

Olfactory Neurons Adapt to the Surrounding Environment

Study reveals how olfactory neurons adapt to the surrounding environment.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 30, 2022·4 min read

How Cranberries Could Improve Memory and Ward off Dementia

Older adults who consumed cranberries frequently as part of their diet saw improvements in episodic memory, neural function, and brain perfusion. Cranberry consumption was also linked to a significant decrease in LDL cholesterol. Findings reveal adding cranberries to the diet helps to improve memory and could protect against dementia.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 30, 2022·2 min read

Why the Memory of Fear Is Seared Into Our Brains

Norepinephrine facilitates fear processing by stimulating a population of inhibitory neurons in the amygdala, generating repetitive bursting patterns of electrical activity. This activity changes the frequency of oscillations in the amygdala from resting state to aroused state, promoting the formation of fear memories.

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·May 29, 2022·4 min read

New Insights Into the Complexity of the Brain

A new computational model of the C. elegans neural activity serves to unmask the roles of different neurons.

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·May 27, 2022·5 min read

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Brain Inflammation in Vivo for the First Time

Neuroimaging technology allowed researchers to capture the activity of microglia and astrocytes in the brain. The researchers were able to quantify alterations in the morphology of different cell populations implicated in neuroinflammation.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 27, 2022·3 min read

Turn up the Beat! Groovy Rhythm Improves Cognitive Ability in Music Lovers

Groove music can enhance executive function and associated brain activity in those who are familiar with the music.

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·May 26, 2022·3 min read

Synaptic Connectivity of a Novel Cell Population in the Striatum

Researchers characterize a novel neural population within the striatum that appears to be responsible for the interplay between acetylcholine and GABA.

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Open Access

Genetic Sex Determines the Way Your Muscle “Talks” to Other Tissues in Your Body

When Should I Schedule My Exercise?

This Illusion, New to Science, Is Strong Enough to Trick Our Reflexes

Healthy Development Thanks to Older Siblings

Wearable Sensor Finds Dancers Are Dancing Through Pain

Olfactory Neurons Adapt to the Surrounding Environment

How Cranberries Could Improve Memory and Ward off Dementia

Why the Memory of Fear Is Seared Into Our Brains

New Insights Into the Complexity of the Brain

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Brain Inflammation in Vivo for the First Time

Turn up the Beat! Groovy Rhythm Improves Cognitive Ability in Music Lovers

Synaptic Connectivity of a Novel Cell Population in the Striatum

AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe

Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math

Mapping the Brain’s Internal Stopwatch

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

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