FeaturedNeuroscience·February 14, 2018·6 min readSurprise Stimulus Helps People Stop an ActionUnexpected sounds make people stop an action more often than when they hear no sounds at all. A new study offers an insight into how sensory cues would speed up the brain's communication with the motor system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 17, 2017·5 min readWorms Learn to Smell DangerResearchers report worms can learn to activate a defense mechanism that protects cells from damage.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 5, 2017·6 min readUltra Rare Gene Mutations Implicated in Eating DisordersResearchers report ultra rare damaging genetic variants contribute to the risk of developing eating disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 24, 2017·3 min readAnesthesia and Surgery during Infancy May Impact White Matter during ChildhoodResearchers report children who underwent general anesthesia and surgery prior to the age of one showed decreased white matter volume and integrity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2017·5 min readReprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse StudySilencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2017·4 min readSurprise Communication Found Between Brain Regions Involved in Infant Motor ControlResearchers have identified how two distinct areas of the developing brain communicate and report REM sleep is key to this communication.Read More
