FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2018·3 min readHow Nature and Nurture Shape the Sleeping BrainUsing EEG to study twin teenagers, researchers tease apart the influence of genetic and environmental factors on brain activity during sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2018·3 min readEye Movements Take Edge off Traumatic MemoriesResearchers report EMDR, a widely used but controversial psychotherapy technique, can help suppress fear related amygdala activity during the recall of traumatic memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Biases BeliefsResearchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018·3 min readAdult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing BrainResearchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 6, 2018·2 min readMolecular Switch Triggers ItchResearchers have discovered two distinct pathways through which a single molecule can cause both painful and itchy skin.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 30, 2018·2 min readAlzheimer’s Risk Gene Impairs Neurogenesis: Mouse StudyA new mouse study finds APOE genes, commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, impairs the development of new neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 30, 2018·3 min readThe Heritability of AnxietyA new study reports individual differences in connectivity between areas of the brain associated with fear and anxiety are heritable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2018·1 min readWhat Keeps the Brain Awake?A new study reveals a specific pathway in the brains of fruit flies that prevents them from falling asleep during the day.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2018·3 min readHow Time Affects LearningResearchers report people retain arbitrary associations when they learned the associations in short sessions spaced over a few weeks rather than one 20 minute session.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2018·3 min readNew Neurons Archive Old MemoriesResearchers report neurogenesis underlies the brain's capacity to create and store new memories. Exercise, researchers report, promotes neurogenesis and increases hippocampal capacity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 2, 2018·3 min readUnraveling Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’sResearchers say promoting conversion of glucose into brain energy could reduce risk factors and delay disease onset for those who carry Alzheimer's associated genes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosSponsored Neuroscience News·June 28, 2018·6 min readSfN Journals: Encouraging Innovation, Promoting RigorThe Society for Neuroscience's Journal of Neuroscience has a well-established and respected history in scientific publishing, and eNeuro, now in its fourth year, is able to adapt to changes stemming from and felt throughout the field.Read More
