FeaturedPsychology·April 17, 2015·4 min readStudy Explains How People Avoid Bumping Into Each Other When Performing Certain TasksStudy looks at the delicate dynamics of social movement.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 7, 2015·3 min readScientists Discover Important Communication Mechanism Between Two Brain Areas Implicated in SchizophreniaDisruptions in an inhibitory brain circuit between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may underlie cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 7, 2015·6 min readScientists Find Molecular Trigger of Schizophrenia-Like Behaviors and Brain ChangesScientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a molecule in the brain that triggers schizophrenia-like behaviors, brain changes and global gene expression in an animal model.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 1, 2015·3 min readMighty Microexons Take Center Stage in Shaping the BrainThe absence of the gene nSR100 results in faults in neuron formation, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 23, 2015·4 min readGenomewide Screen of Learning in Zebrafish Identifies Enzyme Important in Neural CircuitResearchers identify a set of genes which, in a zebrafish model, appear to be important for learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 19, 2015·3 min readBrain Networks Differ Among Those with Severe SchizophreniaA new study reports people with severe schizophrenia have significant differences in their brain networks compared to others with less severe schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 11, 2015·4 min readRat Study Finds Lead has Detrimental Effect on Cells in Brain Areas Implicated in SchizophreniaDetrimental effects on areas of the brain associated with schizophrenia and stronger reaction to cocaine seen in rats exposed to lead, according to a new study.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 9, 2015·6 min readNewly Discovered Brain Pathway Could Solve Antipsychotic MysteryResearchers provide possible new insights into psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 5, 2015·4 min readAbnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in SchizophreniaUsing a unique mouse model, researchers show cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia may be reversible.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2015·2 min readResearchers Find Where Visual Memories Are MadeDramatic changes occur in the primary visual cortex when mice learn to distinguish novel from familiar visual stimuli, a new study reports.Read More
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