FeaturedPsychology·May 10, 2017·3 min readFirst Year of Grade School Sharpens Kids’ Attention SkillsA new study reports children who transition earlier into formal education are more focused and less impulsive that their peers who remain in preschool.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 9, 2022·7 min readFood Insecurity Has Lasting Impacts on the Brains and Behavior of MiceFood insecurity has lasting effects on both behavior and brain function in mice. Mice who grew up with food insecurity were more flexible in uncertain situations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·December 14, 2017·4 min readNew Robots Can See Into Their FutureResearchers have developed a new robotic learning system, called visual foresight, that allows robots to predict a series of movements they must perform in order to manipulate objects.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 2, 2019·5 min readWireless ‘Pacemaker For the Brain’ Could Offer New Treatment For Neurological DisordersResearchers have developed a new wireless brain stimulation device that could revolutionize the way neurological disorders are treated. The device, called WAND, fine tunes treatments by stimulating and recording electrical currents in the brain at the same time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2018·6 min readEditing Brain Activity with HolographyResearchers use holographic projection into the brain to activate and suppress neurons. The technology has the ability to copy real patterns of brain activity and trick the brain into perceiving sensory information. The technology could have implications for the development of new prosthetics and brain implants.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 21, 2022·6 min readDo You Underestimate the Impact of Being Kind?Those who act with kindness often underestimate how much others appreciate their actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 21, 2020·7 min readHigh-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signalsCombining two-photon fluorescent microscopy and all-optical laser scanning, researchers can image the brain of an alert mouse 1,000 times a second, recording the passage of millisecond electrical pulses through neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 17, 2019·8 min readWith single gene insertion, blind mice regain sightGene therapy that targets retinal ganglion cells with light-sensitive cone opsins helps restore vision in mice. Researchers report a potential human treatment could be available within three years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2016·4 min readIt Takes Less Than a Second to Tell Humans From AndroidsResearchers have discovered a visual mechanism that helps us to make snap judgement about what is really alive and what is simulated in a matter of milliseconds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 19, 2017·4 min readWhy the Lights Don’t Dim When We BlinkOur brains reposition our eyeballs as we blink in order to allow us to stay focused on what we are looking at, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 11, 2022·6 min readNew Study Undermines the Theory That Depressed People Are Just More Realistic"Depressive realism", a theory that has been touted since the late 1970s, states those with depression are more realistic in how they judge the control they have over their lives. A new study says the evidence is not there to sustain this old theory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2017·5 min readFever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth DefectsFever suffered during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to facial deformities and heart defects in the fetus, a new study reveals.Read More