FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·9 min readObserving Nature Versus Nurture in Neural Stem CellsNew image tracking technology allows researchers to observe differences in growth and movement that exists between stem cells in two different areas of the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·3 min readMutation in Genetic Encoding Behind Infant EpilepsyResearchers discover a new mechanism that appears to be responsible for infant epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·5 min readMechanism for Unhealthy Brain Aging Associated with Alzheimer’s IdentifiedResearchers report they have discovered a link between unhealthy brain aging and a protein responsible for regulating calcium.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 2, 2015·4 min readPeople with Intellectual Disabilities Inappropriately Prescribed AntipsychoticsA new study reports many people with intellectual disabilities are being prescribed antipsychotic medications even though they have no record of mental illness.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2015·4 min readResearchers Identify Genes That Appear to Play Central Role in Memory and Alzheimer’sCalcium regulating genes in the hippocampus appear to play a central role in episodic memory and Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·4 min readFirst U.S Patients Treated with Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers report on the pilot study for focused ultrasound treatments for dyskinesia associated with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·5 min readThe Neural Basis of MultitaskingA new study looks at the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·4 min readGenetic Mechanism Could Delay Alzheimer’s Onset by Ten YearsA new study reports researchers have discovered a genetic variant that prevents levels of eotaxin increasing with age. Findings also show this mechanism could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to 10 years.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 31, 2015·5 min readGenetic Link to Nearsightedness in Children Who Spend a Lot of Time ReadingAccording to a new study, children with a variant of the APLP2 gene were up-to five times more likely to develop myopia if they spent more than an hour a day reading.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 28, 2015·5 min readOxytocin Delivering Nasal Device to Treat Mental IllnessResearchers have developed a new intranasal device that delivers oxytocin directly to the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·5 min readPreventing Meningitis: Tracking Germination From Dormant Fungal Spore to Disease Causing YeastA new study details how a dormant fungal spore germinates and transforms into a yeast that can cause meningitis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·4 min readLighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic PlasticityResearchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.Read More
