FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·3 min readSmarter Brains Run on Sparsely Connected NeuronsA new study reveals the brains of higher IQ people tend to have leaner, yet more efficient neural connections. Researchers report, the more intelligent a person, the fewer dendrites they have in their cerebral cortex.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 3, 2018·4 min readCrocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI ScannerExposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Might Compensate Stress During LearningA new study reveals how the brain manages to perform learned categorization while under stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·3 min readHow Odors Are Turned into Long Term MemoriesA new study reveals the piriform cortex is able to archive long term memory, but requires instruction from the orbiotfrontal cortex to indicate the event is to be stored as a long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2017·5 min readAntidepressant May Help Combat the Course of Multiple SclerosisA new Nature Communications study reports the antidepressant Clomipramine may relieve symptoms of primary progressive multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readGamers Have an Advantage in LearningPeople who play video games for more than 15 hours per week performed better in learning tasks and showed increased activity in brain areas associated with memory than non-gamers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 24, 2017·3 min readHow the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory SenseA new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2017·3 min readThe Reason For Our Left or Right HandednessA new study reports unborn children can carry out asymmetric hand movements as early as 12 weeks gestation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2017·4 min readOur Senses Can’t Learn Under StressStress may impede perceptual learning and performance, a new study reports.Read More
