FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 19, 2019Altered Brain Activity Patterns of Parkinson’s Captured in MiceResearchers have pinpointed how brain activity changes in mouse models of Parkinson's disease, providing clues as to what may drive symptoms of the disease in humans. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 22, 2019Brain Biomarkers Identify Those at Risk of Severe PTSD SymptomsResearchers report the striatum and amygdala are less able to track changes in threat levels in those with severe PTSD. The findings may serve as a biomarker to evaluate who may be at greater risk of PTSD symptoms. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2018Researchers Unexpectedly Reprogram Mature Neurons in MiceResearchers have made a surprise discovery that could help provide treatment options for a range of conditions from Parkinson's disease to depression. Researching how to transform supportive brain cells into neurons, the scientists unexpectedly transformed mature inhibitory striatal neurons into dopamine producing neurons. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 10, 2018Researchers Show Change in Beliefs Associated with Dopamine in BrainA new brain imaging study reveals how the midbrain and striatum, two key areas of the dopamine system, become more active when a person updates their beliefs about the world around them. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 6, 2018Why You Can’t Decide What to Order For LunchA new study reveals why, when the brain is faced with an overwhelming number of similar options, it struggles to make a decision. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 7, 2018Exercise Generates New Neurons and Improves Cognition in Alzheimer’s: Mouse StudyResearchers report exercise can promote adult hippocampal neurogenesis and improve cognition in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The study identifies ways to mimic the beneficial effects of experience through pharmacological and gene therapy. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2018Does Neuroscience Hold the Key to Understanding the Criminal Mind?According to a new study those with higher criminal tendencies choose to take risks and gamble more than law abiding citizens. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2018‘Compulsivity Circuit’ in Heavy Drinkers IdentifiedResearchers identify a driving network for compulsivity in those with alcohol use disorders. The study reports heavy drinkers have more activity in the prefronal cortex, insular and striatum, areas of the brain critical for reward and decision making. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 9, 2018Getting to the Roots of PessimismResearchers shed light on the role the caudate nucleus plays in pessimism. The study reports stimulating this area of the brain generates a negative outlook that clouds decision making. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2018A New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact AnorexiaResearchers report the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and a drive for thinness in those with anorexia. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 11, 2018Stress Affects People with Schizophrenia DifferentlyA new study reveals people with schizophrenia have a disrupted stress response. Researchers report those with schizophrenia have an increase in dopamine release in the striatum, but not in the prefrontal cortex, in response to stress. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 2, 2018Reward and Unease Are Closely Linked in the BrainResearchers say melanocortin 4 receptors may play a role in unease and reward. The study reports dopamine levels fell in the reward system of mice when the animal experienced something unpleasant. However, in mice lacking the melanocortin 4 receptor, dopamine levels increased slightly following a negative experience. Read More
