FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·5 min readEpilepsy Linked to Brain Volume and Thickness DifferencesUCL researchers report epilepsy is associated with gray matter differences in thickness and volume in several brain regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2018·7 min readHow Very Low Birth Weight Affects Brain DevelopmentA new study sheds light on why children born with very low birth weight often suffer from cognitive problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 18, 2017·1 min readAltered Brain Development and Cognitive Ability in Preterm BabiesA new study reveals premature babies may suffer from severe abnormalities of the thalamus, especially if they are born before 28 weeks gestation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 12, 2017·5 min readDiscovery Deepens Understanding of Brain’s Sensory CircuitryResearchers have identified a new set of matching barrel structures two layers deeper in the cortex than whisker barrels.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2017·5 min readResearchers Identify First Brain Cells That Respond to SoundResearchers have identified a mechanism that may explain what is commonly known as the Mozart Effect, where sound input is linked to developing cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2017·6 min readHow the Brain Keeps TimeMIT researchers have identified a neural network that can stretch or compress its activity in order to generate a an action at a specific time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2017·2 min readBrain’s Appetite Regulator Disrupted in Obese TeensA new study reports obese teens have disrupted connectivity between numerous areas of the brain involved in appetite regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 15, 2017·4 min readThe Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With LearningNew findings from Max Plank Institute researchers challenges conventional belief about the role of the thalamus in learning. Researchers report the thalamus plays a far more active role in visual processing in the context of learning than previously thought.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·November 7, 2017·6 min readSource of Early Brain Activity IdentifiedA new study reveals a mechanism that may explain the link between sound input and cognitive function in the developing brain.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 16, 2017·2 min readLearning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain RegionResearchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·October 1, 2017·5 min readCan Listening to Music Help You Fall Asleep?Researchers explore how listening to music prior to sleep could impact how well you rest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2017·6 min readNew Functions of the Hippocampus UnveiledA new PNAS study reveals the hippocampus can promote brain wide functional connectivity in the cerebral cortex, and enhance sensory response. Researchers say the hippocampus should be considered to the the 'heart of the brain'.Read More
