FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018·6 min readResearchers Operate Lab Grown Heart Cells By Remote ControlResearchers have developed a new technique that combines graphene based biointerfaces with light to control the behavior of lab grown heart cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 18, 2018·4 min readCognitive Training Reduces Gait Freezing in Parkinson’sResearchers report Parkinson's patients who received a combination of cognitive training and dopaminergic medication showed a significant reduction in the severity of their freezing of gait, a symptom associated with PD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·4 min readMost Deprived are More Likely to Develop DementiaA new data analysis study of people born between 1902 and 1943 reveals 20% of the most deprived adults were 50% more likely to develop dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·2 min readNew Sensor Discovery Has Implications for Brain ResearchResearchers have developed an ultra fast sensor that binds to glutamate. The sensor, dubbed iGluu, is being made available to other researchers to further their neuroscience studies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·3 min readSmarter Brains Run on Sparsely Connected NeuronsA new study reveals the brains of higher IQ people tend to have leaner, yet more efficient neural connections. Researchers report, the more intelligent a person, the fewer dendrites they have in their cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2018·5 min readHow Social Isolation Transforms the BrainA new study reveals the neurobiological effects of social isolation in mice. Researchers report a neurochemical called tachykinin is overproduced during long term social isolation, leading to increased aggression and fear.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·5 min readRelationship Between Socioeconomic Status and the Adult BrainAccording to researchers, the adult brain may be sensitive to social and economic factors. Researchers report in middle age, better socioeconomic status is associated with more efficient brain network organization and thicker gray matter.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·4 min readLink Between Huntington’s Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis DiscoveredResearchers have identified a genetic overlap between rheumatoid arthritis and Huntington's disease. The findings could open the door to developing new therapeutic targets and medications to combat both conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 15, 2018·3 min readHow We Perceive ColorAccording to researchers, the 'fill in' effect makes only a small contribution to how we perceive colors in an image. The study also provides new evidence that color processing cells play a vital role in color perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·4 min readHow REM and Non-REM Sleep May Work Together to Help Solve ProblemsResearchers have created a new model that may help explain how different sleep patterns may help us to solve problems. The study reveals non-REM sleep helps us categorize information, where as REM sleep helps us to draw unexpected connections between information we have been exposed to.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·4 min readHow the Brain Decides to Make an EffortA new study sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind how we make effortful decisions.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 14, 2018·3 min readHow Our Ancestors with Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age ArtA new study reveals a common autistic trait, the ability to focus on detail, may have allowed realism to flourish in Upper Paleolithic art.Read More