FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2023·5 min readTwo Brain Networks Are Activated While ReadingTwo distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2023·4 min readHow We Experience and Remember Our Daily SurroundingsA new study uncovered the neural mechanisms behind how we process and memorize everyday events.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 4, 2022·3 min readConnectivity of Language Areas Unique in the Human BrainResearchers shed new light on how the human brain evolved to be language-ready. Compared to the brains of chimps, the patterns of connections of language areas in the human brain expanded more than was previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 19, 2022·4 min readHow the Volumes of Brain Regions Change in Parkinson’s DiseaseVolume decreases in cortical areas, the amygdala, and basal forebrain in Parkinson's patients correlated with worsening symptoms of the disease.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2022·6 min readSinging in the BrainResearchers have identified a population of neurons in the auditory cortex that responds to singing, but not any other type of music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 5, 2021·4 min readNew Insight Into How Antidepressant Drugs WorkHippocampal HCN channels are more highly expressed in people with major depressive disorder. Antidepressants that increase cAMP signaling interfere with TRIP8b's ability to bind to HCN channels, helping to restore cognitive ability in those with MDD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 11, 2021·4 min read‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Alters Brain Function"Orgasmic meditation" produces a distinct pattern of brain activity, researchers report. The practice alters activity in the frontal lobe and temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2021·5 min readHow the Brain Perceives and Remembers a New PlaceCombining virtual reality with neuroimaging, researchers identify how the brain perceives and remembers a novel place or landscape.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2021·5 min readSounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the BrainAuditory and speech processing occurs in parallel in the brain, researchers report. The findings contradict the belief that the brain processes auditory information before transferring it into linguistic information.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 16, 2021·4 min readHow (And Where) The Brain Analyzes Math and Language Spoken SimultaneouslyStudy reveals how the brain analyzes different types of speech which may be linked to how we comprehend sentences and calculate mathematical equations.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 26, 2021·5 min readBrain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s DiseaseCombining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer's disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same trajectories.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 10, 2021·5 min readKey Genes in the Brain Involved in Encoding Memories IdentifiedStudy identified 300 "hub genes" that appear to control separate gene networks in brain tissue samples. The SAMD3 gene appears to be a master regulator to control the activity of many of the gene hubs and the genes the hubs control.Read More
