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Featured Neuroscience

·September 11, 2017·5 min read

Measuring the Basis of Color Vision

A new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 11, 2020·4 min read

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Researchers discover an important function of gamma-secretase in cells that is critical for lipid homeostasis in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 14, 2022·4 min read

Math Neurons Identified in the Brain

Some neurons become exclusively activated when performing addition, others become active when performing subtraction tasks.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·March 10, 2017·5 min read

Indication of a Genetic Cause of Social Phobia

Researchers link a gene that encodes a serotonin transporter to social phobia.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 8, 2017·5 min read

Cannabis Reverses Aging Processes in the Brain

Researchers report low doses of THC can help restore memory and reverse some of the effects of brain aging in mice. The findings could open new avenues for treating dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·March 24, 2020·4 min read

Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy

Anti-Drebrin auto-antibodies may be responsible for limbic encephalitis.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 10, 2023·5 min read

Glial Cells Help Memory Along

Astrocytes play a crucial role in spatial learning, researchers discovered.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 21, 2018·4 min read

Nerve Cells in the Human Brain Can Count

A new study reveals human neural activation is different in response to different numbers. The findings demonstrate how we learn to handle number symbols in comparison to quantities.