FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2015·4 min readDigital Atlas of Aging Brain Could Aid Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new digital map of the aging brain could help with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2015·6 min readPretty Polly! Why Parrots are Great at Vocal ImitationResearchers have identified structural differences in parrot brains which could explain why they are able to imitate sounds and human speech so well.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHitting That Curveball: Brain and Phone GPS Apply Same Algorithm to Track Moving ObjectsResearchers report the Kalman filter, an algorithm both our brains and GPS systems use to track an object's position, can be tricked by the pattern of motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2015·6 min readThe Challenging Bird BrainCommon method used to measure brain size across species is not appropriate for looking at individual differences within the same species, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 16, 2015·4 min readDepressed and Stressed Women Have Lower Levels of Longevity HormoneA new study reports women with symptoms of clinical depression have lower levels of klotho in their blood.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2015·3 min readReconstructing Spoken Sentences From Brain Activity PatternsResearchers show it is possible to reconstruct complete sentences of continuous speech from brain waves and generate corresponding text.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 15, 2015·3 min readAmygdala Activity Increased by Testosterone When People Face Socially Threatening SituationsA new study reports the amygdala is influenced by motivation rather than emotion.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 11, 2015·4 min readResearchers Disrupt Brain Tumor Stem CellsDiscovery could pave the way to developing new treatments to target glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2015·3 min readThe Role of Astrocytes in Brain Inflammation and Neurodegenerative DiseaseAccording to a new study, astrocytes abandon their role in protecting and repairing neural damage when primed by the degeneration of cells around them.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2015·6 min readBrains React Differently in Autistic Youth Overly Sensitive to Sensory StimuliResearchers report children with autism who are overly sensitive to sensory stimulation show different brain reactions to those with autism who don't respond so severely.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2015·4 min readVirtual Reality Helps Stroke Patients Recover Use of ArmA new study reports virtual reality could be an important tool for stroke patients to help regain arm movement and function.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2015·5 min readSex Differences Study Implies Overrepresentation of Autism in BoysA new study implies boys may be overrepresented as autistic based on normal sex differences.Read More
