FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2016·4 min readHow The Vestibular System Influences NavigationResearchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2016·5 min readAutism Linked Proteins Help Wire the BrainA new study reveals how three proteins associated with autism and other brain disorders, help to wire up specific areas of the brain responsible for sensory processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2015·4 min readManipulating ConsciousnessResearchers have successfully altered firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus to change conscious states in rats.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2015·3 min readLanguage and Music Processing More Complex Than Previously BelievedThe brain organized sound by pitch, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 7, 2015·4 min readShaping Sensory Perceptions: How Our Brains Overrule Our SensesA new study reveals the neural circuitry that helps shape our sensory perceptions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 24, 2015·5 min readBrain Map Shows How Schizophrenia Symptoms are Linked to Distinct Neural CircuitsA neuroimaging study links the different symptoms of schizophrenia to neurological disruption in multiple brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 4, 2015·4 min readHow Some Patients in a Vegetative State Can Retain Awareness, Despite Appearing UnresponsiveNew research helps explain how some patients in a vegetative state are aware, despite appearing unconscious and unresponsive.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 13, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain Controls SleepResearchers have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions of the brain to fall asleep or become less alert, while the rest of the brain remains awake.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain Keeps TimeResearchers have discovered how neurons in the lateral intraparietal cortex measure time intervals and accurately reproduce them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2015·4 min readSeparate Brain Systems Process the Consequences of Our DecisionsNeuroimaging and EEG help researchers identify the neural systems that process the consequences of our decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2015·7 min readDifferences in How Anesthesia Affects the Brains of Children and AdultsTwo new studies detail the way general anesthesia affects the brains of both older patients and children.Read More
