FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 20, 2018·4 min readJymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less PainJymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 19, 2018·5 min readPioneering Technique Helps People with Schizophrenia Control Brain ActivityResearchers have developed a new technique that could allow those with schizophrenia, who do not respond to medications, to control verbal hallucinations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·5 min readBrain Training Can Improve Understanding of Speech in Noisy PlacesA brain training audiogame makes it possible to hear speech in noisy backgrounds with greater ease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 10, 2017·6 min readMenopause Triggers Metabolic Changes in Brain That May Promote Alzheimer’sWeill Cornell Medicine researchers may have answered why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than men. In a new PLOS ONE study, researchers reveal menopause can cause metabolic changes in the brain that appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 10, 2017·5 min readMom’s Immune Response Could Trigger Social Deficits For Kids With AutismUniversity of Sydney researchers report on a link between allergies and asthma in mothers, and increased severity of social skill deficits associated with ASD in their offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2017·4 min readAnimals That Play With Objects Learn How To Use Them as ToolsA new study reveals birds can learn how to use objects to solve tasks by first playing with them.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 22, 2017·4 min readYou Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your FriendsA new study reveals how the mood of one friend can impact the moods of others in their social circle.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2017·6 min readAnalyzing the Language of ColorA new MIT study reports languages divide warmer colors into more color words than cooler shades. This, researchers note, is apparent across more than 100 languages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 8, 2017·4 min readCell Phone Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Neurodevelopmental ProblemsA new study considers the effect on an unborn child if its mother frequently uses a cell phone. Researchers did not find a neurodevelopmental risk for children of mothers who used cell phones, instead they noted some beneficial effects for language development and motor skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 5, 2017·5 min readCognitive Hearing Aid Filters Out the NoiseA newly developed cognitive hearing aid can monitor brain activity to determine who a person is listening to and amplifies that voice to assist the listener. The technology can help a hearing impaired person follow a conversation in a noisy environment far more easily.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
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
