FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 18, 2018·5 min readSensory Perception is Not A One Way StreetResearchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2018·6 min readHow Dogs Process WordsA new neuroimaging study reveals how dogs process words they have been taught to associate with objects. Findings suggest dogs have a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2018·4 min readThalamus Wakes the Brain During DevelopmentResearchers have discovered the thalamus plays a crucial role in the development of normal sleep and waking states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2018·4 min readDehydration Alters Human Brain Shape, Activity and Slackens Task PerformanceAccording to researchers dehydration can lead to more errors on task performance. Additionally, fMRI neuroimaging showed dehydration can alter brain structure temporarily.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2018·5 min readGiant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and CognitionResearchers reveal the role nucleus gigantocellularis neurons play in generalized arousal and cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2018·2 min readNew Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators DiscoveredResearchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 2, 2018·3 min readVisualizing the Connections Between Eye and BrainA new study describes the activity of retinal neurons as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, an area of the brain implicated in image processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 21, 2018·5 min readWaking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in ConsciousnessA new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 2, 2018·2 min readWhere the Brain Processes Spiritual ExperiencesResearchers say the inferior parietal lobe, thalamus and caudate play key roles in processing spiritual experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2018·4 min readImpaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following StrokeResearchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2018·6 min readResearchers Find Fear and Courage Switches in BrainResearchers have identified a cluster of neurons in mouse brains that encourage fear response to perceived threats. When an adjacent cluster of neurons is activated, boldness and courage behaviors are exhibited.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 16, 2018·8 min readAltered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse StudyA fatal brain stem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T-cells that recognized cancer and targeted it for destruction in mouse models, researchers report.Read More
