FeaturedNeuroscience·July 17, 2015·4 min readAlgorithms Based on Brains Make For Better NetworksResearchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.Read More
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FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 2, 2017·10 min readBabies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain BoostContrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2016·4 min readBaby Brain: Pregnancy Brain Changes Last 2 Years After BirthStudy reports significant reduction in gray matter volume in brain regions associated with social cognition for up to two years following birth.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2019·5 min readBrain anatomy changes with maturation to adolescenceWhite matter tracts show increasing maturation with age from the back to the front of the brain. The maturations begin as a child reaches 9-12 years of age. The maturity correlates with a critical and formative period of development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 17, 2018·2 min readBrain Development Influenced by Immune SystemA new study provides further evidence for immune system activation during pregnancy and disruptions in brain development. Many adult diseases, researchers say, may originate during fetal development.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·4 min readBrain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get WiredResearchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·4 min readC. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains EmergeResearchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.Read More
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AutismElectrophysiologyFeatured·August 21, 2014·5 min readChildren with Autism Have Extra Synapses in BrainAccording to a new study, children with autism have an excess of synapses in the brain, due to a slowdown of the normal pruning process during development.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 31, 2016·5 min readCurbing Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have shows how synapses are lost during early Alzheimer's disease.Read More