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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 6, 2017·3 min readLearning With Music Can Change Brain StructureListening to music while learning a new physical skill can help increase connectivity in the white matter tract linking auditory and motor regions of the brain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 18, 2017·4 min readGenes Account for Half of Differences in Social MobilityAccording to a Psychological Sciences study, genetics may influence a child's social mobility. The findings could have significant implications for helping to reduce educational inequality.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 18, 2017·5 min readA Genetic Influence on Aging Into the 90s, But Not BeyondA new study challenges previous research into the role of the FOXO3 gene in super-aging. Researchers found the gene did, to a degree, play a role in longevity, but did not affect living to ages 96+ in men or 100+ in women.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 3, 2017·3 min readTracking ZIKA Transmission in MiceA new study investigates how the ZIKA virus can be sexually transmitted between male and female mice, and how the virus can pass vertically from mother to fetus.Read More
