FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2018·5 min readHow Experience Changes Basics of Memory FormationResearchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 12, 2018·4 min readKetamine and Psychedelic Drugs Change Structure of NeuronsA new study reveals psychedelics increase dendrites, dendritic spines and synapses, while ketamine may promote neuroplasticity. The findings could help develop new treatments for anxiety, depression and other related disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2018·3 min readfMRI Reveals Memory in Sleeping ToddlersA neuroimaging study of sleeping two year olds reveals how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2018·4 min readNew Optical Probe Allows Ultrafast Imaging of Dopamine in the BrainResearchers have developed new fluorescence sensors that are able to record dopamine activity in the living brain. The tool will help further understanding of dopamine's role in reward and motivation.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 27, 2018·4 min readLong-Term and Short-Term Relationships Initially IndistinguishableWhile both long and short term relationships might start in similar matters, a lack of genuine attraction causes short term relationships to plateau quickly, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2018·4 min readVasopressin a Possible Biomarker for Social Deficits in ASDA new study that used rhesus macaques with low levels of sociability revealed the animals had reduced levels of vasopressin in their cerebral spinal fluid, as did children diagnosed with ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readAmygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults; Except in AutismA new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 28, 2018·3 min readReceptors Key to Strong MemoriesThe strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·3 min readUsing Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in MemoryResearchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 25, 2017·4 min readVisual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands OutResearchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 20, 2017·5 min readOxytocin Turns Up the Volume of Your Social EnvironmentAccording to researchers, blocking the activity of oxytocin restored normal social behavior in stressed mice.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2017·5 min readFolic Acid May Mitigate Autism Risk From PesticidesResearchers from UC Davis report pregnant women who take 800 micrograms of folic acid could help lower risks of autism in their children, even when they were exposed to pesticides associated with increasing autism risk.Read More