FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2020Five amazing facts about your brainDo you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2020High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12Early-life exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution alters the structure of the brain at age 12. Children exposed to air pollution had reduced cortical thickness and gray matter volume compared to children who were not exposed to high levels of pollution. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 17, 2019Brain stimulation reverses age-related memory lossTranscranial magnetic stimulation applied to the parietal lobe improves the function of brain areas important for memory which are disrupted by aging. The study reports TMS helps improve memory in older adults experiencing memory loss to the level of younger adults. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyvisual neuroscience·April 12, 2019Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different waysWhile listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 12, 2019Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaksTaking a short rest following a learning activity to help strengthen memory consolidation. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 29, 2018Study Reveals Roots of OCDA new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with DepressionA new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 28, 2018Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only RecentlyMax Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2018The Neurological Disorders in Alice in WonderlandA new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·October 9, 2017Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching ObjectA new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2017Important Aspect of the Brain’s Navigational System IdentifiedResearchers have identified a neurobiological basis for the processing and reactivation of spatial information in rodents. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight. Read More
