FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2023·4 min readComplex Learned Social Behavior Discovered in Bee’s Waggle DanceA bee's "waggle dance", an intricate series of motions that signals the location of critical resources to other bees, is improved by social learning and can be culturally transmitted.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2023·3 min readToddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose AutismToddlers on the autism spectrum who pay less attention to "motherese", or baby-talk, exhibited weaker social and language skills in later tests.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2023·5 min readMore Steps and Moderate Physical Activity Cuts Dementia and Cognitive Impairment RiskOlder women who walked or partook in moderate-to-vigorous exercise each day had a reduced risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 22, 2023·4 min readIn the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function LingerPeople exposed to the Camp Fire California wildfire in 2018 showed significant brain and cognitive function changes many months after the event. Findings add to the growing body of evidence that supports a growing phenomenon known as "climate trauma".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2023·3 min readStudy Identifies Cause for Excessive Folding of Gyri in Human Cerebral CortexStudy identifies the role the TMEM161B gene plays in excessive folding of the gyri in the cerebral cortex of those with polymicrogyria.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 29, 2022·5 min readHuman Brain Organoids Implanted Into Mouse Cortex Respond to Visual Stimuli for First TimeResearchers used innovative recording technology to show human brain organoids transplanted into mice establish functional connectivity in the cortex and respond to visual stimuli.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·December 12, 2022·4 min readCRISPR Technology Improves Huntington’s Disease Symptoms in ModelsUsing CRISPR gene editing to directly target RNA, researchers eliminated toxic protein buildup associated with Huntington's disease while not disrupting other human genes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 29, 2022·4 min readEnzyme Drives Cognitive Decline in Mice, Provides New Target for Alzheimer’sA subtle increase of the PKCα protein produces biochemical, cellular, and cognitive impairments akin to those seen in Alzheimer's disease. The finding provides a potential new target for the treatment of the neurodegenerative disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2022·4 min readArtificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All"Off-line" periods during AI training mitigated "catastrophic forgetting" in artificial neural networks, mimicking the learning benefits sleep provides in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 18, 2022·4 min readBrain Organoids Reveal in Detail the Harms of Prenatal Alcohol ExposureA new brain organoid study reveals how alcohol exposure hinders the development and function of new brain cells. Fetal alcohol exposure impaired cortical functioning in the organoid model. Researchers say during pregnancy, no amount of alcohol is safe when it comes to healthy fetal development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2022·5 min readResearchers Create Novel Device to Measure Nerve Activity for Treatment of Sepsis and PTSDA new, non-invasive method for measuring cervical nerve activity offers more personal treatments for PTSD and sepsis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·October 29, 2022·4 min readStem Cell Grafts and Rehabilitation Combined Boost Spinal Cord Injury ResultsIntensive physical therapy in tandem with neural stem cell grafts increases tissue growth, repair, and functionality more than using the treatments alone for spinal cord injuries.Read More
