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Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2018·5 min read

Giant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and Cognition

Researchers reveal the role nucleus gigantocellularis neurons play in generalized arousal and cognition.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 5, 2018·2 min read

New Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators Discovered

Researchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·July 2, 2018·3 min read

Visualizing the Connections Between Eye and Brain

A 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.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 21, 2018·5 min read

Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness

A new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 2, 2018·2 min read

Where the Brain Processes Spiritual Experiences

Researchers say the inferior parietal lobe, thalamus and caudate play key roles in processing spiritual experiences.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 8, 2018·4 min read

Impaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following Stroke

Researchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 2, 2018·6 min read

Researchers Find Fear and Courage Switches in Brain

Researchers 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.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·April 16, 2018·8 min read

Altered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse Study

A 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.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 13, 2018·3 min read

Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s

A new study reveals sleep deprivation can lead to an immediate increase in amyloid beta.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2018·3 min read

Reorganization of Brain Outputs in Deaf Cats

Researchers report within the first weeks of life, deaf cats have reduced connections between the anterior ectosylvian sulcus and the superior colliculus. However, deaf cats have increased connections from other auditory areas to the superior colliculus.