FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readUnlike Men, Women Have a Remarkable Variety of Orgasmic ExperiencesAccording to researchers, women have the potential to experience orgasm from one or more sources of sensory input.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 30, 2016·5 min readAmputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years LaterResearchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 23, 2016·4 min readLive Imaging Technique Captures Brain Wide View of Neural ActivityA new technique allows researchers to look into the brains of living mice and witness the processing of sensory information in real time.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 15, 2014·5 min readNeurons Listen to Glial CellsA collaborative research paper uncovers a novel mechanism of altered information processing between neurons.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2014·2 min readThe Striatum Acts as Hub for Multisensory IntegrationResearchers report the striatum acts as a sensory hub which integrates various types of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 30, 2014·2 min readHow Brains Remember and CorrectResearchers detect brief bursts of neural activity oscillating in two specific areas of a mouse brain just before the animal makes a correct choice, either when planning an action or correcting a mistake.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2013·3 min readThe Bitter and the Sweet: Fruit Flies Reveal a New Interaction Between the TwoA new study explains how sensory input impacts fruit flies' decisions about sweet tastes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 6, 2013·2 min readHuman Brain Treats Prosthetic Devices as Part of the BodyAccording to new research, the human brain can adapt to treat a relevant prosthetic as a substitute for a person's non-working body part, and not as an extension to their immobile limb.Read More