FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 7, 2017·4 min readSleep on It: Researchers Find What Makes Memories TickResearchers report on how sleep deprivation affects the ability to form new memories.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 8, 2017·3 min readNeurological Link Between Epilepsy and Religious ExperiencesA new study provides additional evidence that the tenancy for people to be drawn toward religious belief is neurologically based.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 27, 2017·4 min readHow Being Funny Changes the BrainResearchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2017·5 min readFirst Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell TypesResearchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 3, 2017·5 min readGambling Addiction Triggers Same Brain Area as Alcohol and Drug CravingsFindings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 30, 2016·4 min readThinning Brain Tissue in College Football PlayersDecreased cortical thickness appears to be correlated with reported concussions, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2016·4 min readNew Imaging Technique Opens Possibility for Alzheimer’s Drug DevelopmentTau PET neuroimaging could help open the door to developing new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 6, 2016·5 min readTwin Study Helps Unravel Genetic Blueprint of the Human BrainA new study has unlocked important clues about how genes influence the development of gray matter structures in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2016·5 min readIncreased Hippocampal Activity Impairs Memory and AttentionA new study reports memory and attention impairments may be a result of increased activity in the hippocampus.Read More