FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 6, 2021·6 min readAccelerated Cellular Aging Associated With Mortality Seen in Depressed IndividualsDNA markers in cells of patients with major depressive disorder appear to be two years older than markers in cells of people without the mental health disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2021·5 min readHealthy Sleep May Rely on Long-Overlooked Brain CellsAstrocytes influence how long, and how deeply, mice sleep, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2021·6 min readLarge New Study Reveals Rates of Brain Abnormalities in Healthy ChildrenA new, large-scale neuroimaging study found potentially life-threatening conditions in 1 out of 500 seemingly healthy children, and minor yet clinically significant brain abnormalities in 1 out of 25 children.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 8, 2021·7 min read‘Hidden Biological Link’ Among Autism Genes RevealedStudy reveals the disruptions in prenatal neurogenesis can increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder. Findings also reveal estrogen can protect against the disruption of neurogenesis and steer the embryonic brain on the course of normal development.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 18, 2021·10 min readPersonalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression SymptomsA novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 1, 2020·5 min readChildren With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional ResponsesChildren with dyslexia show stronger emotional responses than their peers without the disorder. The higher emotional reactivity was correlated with stronger activation in the salience network of the brain, a system that supports self-awareness and emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2020·8 min readDrug Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline Within DaysShort-term exposure to an experimental drug reverses age-related memory decline and cognitive deficits in mice. The drug, ISRIB, has previously shown beneficial effects in treating memory loss associated with TBI and other neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 20, 2020·4 min readGut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into RemissionStudy finds signs of IgA antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis during a flare-up of the disease, but not when the patients are in remission. The findings suggest gut immune cells are involved in relapse episodes of multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 21, 2020·7 min read‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-BeingOlder adults who took brief, weekly "awe walks" for eight weeks reported improvements in positive emotions and a decrease in daily life stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 7, 2020·7 min readFirst ‘Plug and Play’ Brain Prosthesis Demoed in Paralyzed PersonCombining machine learning with neuroprosthetic technology allowed a patient with paralysis to learn to control a computer cursor by utilizing brain activity without extensive daily retraining.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 20, 2020·3 min readOlder Adults Who Can Really Smell the Roses May Face Lower Likelihood of DementiaOlder adults with a higher ability to process sensations, including vision, olfaction, hearing, and touch, had half the risk of being diagnosed with cognitive decline than their peers who were less capable at sensory processing tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 6, 2020·6 min readTo Let Neurons Talk, Immune Cells Clear Paths Through Brain’s ‘Scaffolding’Dropping the level of the IL-33 immune molecule increased the number of synapses in the brain. In older mice, ramping up IL-33 helped push the number of new synapses toward a more youthful state.Read More
