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·September 17, 2020·6 min read

How Psychedelics Bind to Key Serotonin Receptor

Researchers have uncovered the structure of psychedelic compounds when they actively bind to the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor on the surface of brain cells. The discovery could lead to the exploration of more precise compounds that offer the therapeutic effects of psychedelics for mental health disorders, but without the hallucinations.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 1, 2020·5 min read

How Brain Flexibility Emerges in Infants

Neuroimaging study reveals how human brain complexity and cognitive flexibility develops during early infancy.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 26, 2020·5 min read

Genetic architecture of gray matter revealed

A worldwide scientific collaboration has produced the first genetic map of the cerebral cortex. The map identifies more than 300 genetic variants that influence cortical structure and play roles in psychiatric disorders.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 13, 2019·5 min read

Scientists discover key neural circuit regulating alcohol consumption

Specific neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala regulate alcohol consumption.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 5, 2019·3 min read

CBD and THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development

Brain and fetal development damage caused by exposure to CBD and THC are very similar defects seen in fetal alcohol syndrome.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·September 18, 2019·3 min read

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

CBD, which is a major phytocannabinoid constituent of cannabis, has already shown to have anti-epileptic, anti-anxiety, and anti-psychotic effects. The image is in the public domain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·July 15, 2019·4 min read

Anorexia not just a psychiatric disorder, it is also metabolic

A large scale genome-wide study suggest the origins of anorexia include both metabolic and psychiatric components.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 2, 2019·5 min read

The neuroscience of autism: New clues for how condition begins

A mutation of the Memo1 gene results in the disruption of radial glial cell scaffold, causing misplaced and disorganized layers. The mutation may be responsible for brain development abnormalities associated with autism.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 24, 2019·5 min read

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Including genomic sequencing with routine newborn testing could reveal the risk a child has of developing numerous conditions later in life. Researchers weigh up the pros and cons of genetic sequencing in newborns.

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Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning Featured Machine Learning Neuroscience Neurotech

·March 15, 2019·3 min read

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A deep learning model uses white matter connectomes generated from MRI images taken at birth to accurately predict an infant's cognitive development at age two.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 9, 2018·6 min read

Stimulating the Brain to Treat Chronic Pain

A new study reports transcranial alternating current stimulation could help treat chronic back pain. Researchers report tACs enhances alpha oscillations in the somatosensory cortex, reducing pain significantly.