FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2013·4 min readScientists Discover Previously Unknown Requirement for Brain DevelopmentGenes alone don't determine how the cerebral cortex grows into separate functional areas. Input from the thalamus is also crucially required, a new study suggests.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2013·4 min readStudy Appears to Overturn Prevailing View of How the Brain is WiredSensory information travels to two places at once; both the brain's mid-layer and the deeper layers, according to new research.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2013·5 min readBreakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in KidsResearchers discover children with sensory processing disorder have quantifiable differences in brain structure. The finding shows a biological basis for the disorder which sets it apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 10, 2013·5 min readEnigmatic Neurons Help Flies Get OrientedResearchers have identified neurons in a fly's brain which tune into basic visual features to help them get their bearings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2014·4 min readIn the Brain, Timing Is EverythingResearchers discover how two neural circuits work together to control the formation of time-linked memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2014·3 min readA Short Stay in Darkness May Heal Hearing WoesResearchers find simulated blindness in adult mice sharpens the animal's hearing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2014·4 min readSniff Study Suggests Humans Can Distinguish More than 1 Trillion ScentsResearchers tested people's abilities to distinguish between complex mixtures of scents. Based on the results, the researchers calculated humans can detected more than 1 trillion odor mixtures.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2014·8 min readWhat Singing Fruit Flies Can Tell Us About Quick DecisionsMale fruit flies adapt the tempo and pitch of their mating song based upon the movement and behavior of their desired mate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 1, 2014·4 min readBy Restoring Sense of Touch to Amputees, HAPTIX Seeks to Overcome Physical and Psychological Effects of Upper Limb LossDARPA's HAPTIX program seeks to provide amputees with natural touch sensations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2014·4 min readSmall Mutation Changes Brain Freeze to Hot FootResearchers have discovered a small change in a single protein which turns a cold sensitive receptor into one that senses heat.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·September 22, 2014·3 min readBrainwave Test Could Improve Autism Diagnosis and ClassificationResearchers suggest measuring how fast the brain responds to sounds and sights may help with earlier diagnosis of ASD.Read More