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·May 26, 2018·4 min read

Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain

A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 21, 2018·4 min read

Reading the Minds of Pilots

Study shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks.

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·May 21, 2018·3 min read

Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation

Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 8, 2018·4 min read

Impaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following Stroke

Researchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 1, 2018·4 min read

Brains of Young People with Severe Behavioral Problems ‘Wired’ Differently

Young people with conduct disorder have abnormal connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 26, 2018·4 min read

Loss of Brain Synchrony May Explain Working Memory Limits

Trying to retain too much information in our working memory can lead to a breakdown in communication between areas of the brain responsible for maintaining it, researchers say.

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·April 21, 2018·4 min read

Can a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?

A new article looks at how TBI can force personality changes in patients.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 5, 2018·6 min read

A Heavy Working Memory Load May Sink Brainwave ‘Synch’

Researchers report synchrony of brain waves within three regions of the brain can 'break down' when visual working memory load becomes too extensive to handle.

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·March 28, 2018·5 min read

How Brain Circuits are Affected by Infections in Mothers and Newborns

A new study backs up existing evidence that maternal immune activation can impact brain development in children. Researchers report immune activation during pregnancy or soon after birth can cause alterations to brain networks associated with social behavior, resulting in autism-like symptoms in the offspring.