FeaturedNeuroscience·February 16, 2023·6 min readScientists Discover Mirror Neurons in Mice and Find They’re Tuned to AggressionStudy is the first to find mirror neurons in mice and in the hypothalamus, suggesting mirror neurons may have a more primal origin than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 22, 2021·7 min readSigns of Inflammation in Brains of People Who Died of COVID-19Post-mortem studies of COVID-19 patients revealed significant signs of neuroinflammation and impaired brain circuits which researchers believe were caused by the disease. Researchers said the changes noticed in the brains of COVID patients were similar to the changes that occur in both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 26, 2020·3 min readHow to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmissionResearchers discuss the need for long-term and more quantitative approaches by experts spanning various fields, to help understand viruses, like SARS-CoV-2, and how they may affect drinking water treatment strategies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 3, 2019·8 min readBiology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapyA neuroimaging and behavioral signature associated with connectivity in the ventral attention network has been identified in a subgroup of PTSD patients who fail to respond to treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 6, 2019·7 min readMore Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During LearningA new role for the hippocampus involving pattern separation and conjunctive representation in reinforcement learning is discussed.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2018·4 min readWars and Clan Structure May Explain Strange Biological Event of 7,000 Years AgoMath models and computer simulations have helped researchers answer a perplexing question about a biological event that occurred 7,000 years ago.Read More