Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 30, 2018·4 min readSound of Moving Objects Change Perceptions of Body SizeResearchers report a mismatch between the predicted and actual outcome of an action can alter body perception, making a person feel taller.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2018·3 min readHow Your Brain Decides Between Knowledge and IgnoranceResearchers report the brain's reward network could play an influential role in evaluating the opportunity to gain new information, just as it does to evaluate rewards such as food or financial gain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 21, 2018·2 min readEmotional Eating in Childhood is Learned at HomeUnlike food fussiness, genetics only plays a small part in a young child's emotional eating patterns. Researchers say emotional eating is influenced by parents and the home environment.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·4 min readMost Deprived are More Likely to Develop DementiaA new data analysis study of people born between 1902 and 1943 reveals 20% of the most deprived adults were 50% more likely to develop dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2018·3 min readPeople Differ in Their Power of PerceptionA new study measures individual differences in perceptual capacity. Findings suggest people have a consistent level of performance across different measures of perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2018·4 min readAmyloid Protein Transmission Through NeurosurgeryResearchers report, in a number of cases, amyloid beta pathology may have been transmitted by contaminated instruments used in neurosurgeries up to three decades previously.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 15, 2018·3 min readVisual Cues Amplify SoundA new study reveals visual cues, such as looking at someone's lips as they talk, helps our brains to amplify sound.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2018·5 min readMemory Loss Identified Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms AppearUCL researchers have developed a new cognitive test able to detect subtle memory problems years before Alzheimer's symptoms develop.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·5 min readEpilepsy Linked to Brain Volume and Thickness DifferencesUCL researchers report epilepsy is associated with gray matter differences in thickness and volume in several brain regions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 12, 2017·2 min readDrug Lowers Deadly Huntington’s ProteinUCL researchers report clinical trials of IONIS-HTTRx have shown success in reducing the huntinting protein in the nervous system of those with Huntington's disease. The drug is safe and well tolerated by human patients, the researchers note.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2017·4 min readObesity Increases Dementia RiskUCL researchers report people with a higher body mass index are more likely to develop dementia than those of a lower weight.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·November 30, 2017·5 min readBehavior Not Indicative of Pain in Stressed BabiesA new study reveals newborns who are stressed by their environment have a greater neural pain response following a routine skin lance than babies who are not stressed. However, the neural response is not matched by their physical reaction to pain.Read More
