FeaturedNeuroscience·September 1, 2017·4 min readScents and Social Preference: Identifying the Roots of AttractionResearchers at UCSD have isolated two microRNA molecules that are responsible for mediating neurotransmission switching from aversion to attraction, and vice versa.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 11, 2017·6 min readNovel Stem Cell-Derived Model Created of Inflammatory Neurological DisorderUCSD researchers have successfully created a human stem cell based model of AGS, a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 10, 2017·5 min readA New Way to Map Differences in the BrainA new Science study details DNA methylation in individual neurons, providing a new avenue for brain mapping studies. The researchers also identified a new subtype of neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 7, 2017·3 min readA New View for Protein Turnover in the BrainResearchers discover lysosomes can travel to dendrites and also be recruited by dendritic spines.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2017·5 min readFor White Middle Class, Moderate Drinking Is Linked to Cognitive Health in Old AgeA UCSD study reveals people aged 85 and older who consumed moderated amounts of alcohol daily were twice as likely to be cognitively healthy than those who did not drink.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 24, 2017·5 min readLow-Cost Smart Glove Translates American Sign Language AlphabetResearchers at UCSD have developed a new gesture recognition glove that can wirelessly translate the ASL alphabet into text. The glove can also communicate back by controlling a virtual hand and mimicking gestures.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 17, 2017·4 min readBrain Circuit Study Finds Key Links to Depressive SymptomsResearchers have discovered a link between specific neural circuits to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. The study, published in Cell, reports altering the networks helped to improve symptoms such as social withdrawal and helplessness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 27, 2017·5 min readLosing Sleep Over Climate ChangeThe worry over climate change may not be the main reason you're losing sleep. The rising temperatures associated with global warming are making it harder for people to get a good night's rest, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 26, 2017·12 min readCentury Old Drug Could Help Treat Autism SymptomsAccording to researchers, a century old drug originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness shows promise for treating symptoms of autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2017·5 min readDon’t Count on Your Chickens CountingResearchers contradict the accepted view that we biologically evolved a capacity for numerical cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2017·3 min readNeurobehavioral Effects Found in Children Exposed to Flower PesticidesA new study of children living in agricultural communities of Ecuador finds a link between short term alterations in neurological behaviors and a peak pesticide spraying season around the time of the Mother's Day flower harvest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 3, 2017·5 min readStudy Reinforces Ketamine’s Reputation as AntidepressantA new study backs up previous research regarding the effectiveness of ketamine in treating depression. Additionally, researchers identified antidepressant effects in Botox, Diclofenac and Minocycline, drugs commonly used for other purposes.Read More
