AutismFeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2013·3 min readResearchers Find How Viral Infection Disrupts Neural Development in Offspring, Increasing Risk of AutismImmune system activation of the mother during pregnancy can disrupt neurodevelopment in her offspring, a new study shows.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2013·4 min readResearchers Show How Brain Cell Connections Become Cemented Early in LifeA new study reports on how neurons keep their most active connections with other cells, while letting other synapses lapse.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 11, 2013·3 min readHow Schizophrenia Affects the BrainA new neuroimaging study documents how schizophrenia impacts the brain tissue of patients.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 9, 2013·2 min readCell Transplants Could be a Novel Treatment for SchizophreniaResearchers see restored normal function in the hippocampus and dopamine function of rats after transplanting interneurons. The findings could lead to new treatment options for schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2013·5 min readSchizophrenia Symptoms Linked to Faulty ‘Switch’ in BrainResearchers find some of the psychotic symptoms experienced by those with schizophrenia may be caused by a disconnection between the insular and lateral frontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 1, 2013·4 min readStray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in SchizophreniaResearchers trace spontaneous genetic mutations and reverse-engineer the outlines of disrupted prenatal gene networks in schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 29, 2013·3 min readImpaired Visual Signals Might Contribute to Schizophrenia SymptomsResearchers discover a potential explanation for some of the symptoms of schizophrenia by tracking eye movements while patients played a simple video game.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 16, 2013·3 min readInner Speech Speaks Volumes About the BrainNew research shows a predictive brain signal could explain why we "hear" our inner voice, even in the absence of actual sound.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 15, 2013·2 min readBrain Discovery Could Help SchizophrenicsResearchers discover a link between the orbitofrontal cortex and learning and behavioral deficits in mice with a gene associated with mental illness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 2, 2013·3 min readPsychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein That Helps Form Long-Term MemoriesResearchers discover a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories, and is connected to some psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2013·3 min readProblem-Solving Governs How We Process Sensory StimuliResearchers demonstrate how the transmission of sensory information from one cortical area to connected areas depends on the specific task at hand and goal directed behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 24, 2013·4 min readGenes Involved in Birth Defects Could Lead to Mental IllnessMutations of the Dact1 gene, which leads to major birth defects, may also cause subtle disruptions in the brain which contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders, according to new research.Read More
