FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 13, 2020People with Coronavirus Symptoms More Likely to Have Psychiatric Disorders and Loneliness
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2020A child’s brain activity reveals their memory abilityActivity in the frontoparietal network during memory tasks reflected the individual working memory capabilities of children, with an activity pattern unique to working memory. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 12, 2020How memory function could be preserved after brain injurySuppressing TLR4 activity following a traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, reduces excitability, and improves working memory performance up-to a month later. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2020Researchers find key to keep working memory workingAcetylcholine helps muscarinic M1 receptors in the prefrontal cortex to maintain information in working memory. As acetylcholine actions at M1 receptors are reduced in conditions which affect working memory, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, researchers report the M1 receptor may serve as a potential therapeutic target to restore working memory. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 5, 2020Caffeine boosts problem-solving abilities, but not creativity200mg of caffeine, the equivalent of a strong cup of coffee, helps boost problem solving skills, but has no effect on creative thinking. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2020Exercise boosts memory like caffeineShort bouts of aerobic exercise can improve working memory as much as caffeine can. Additionally, exercise can help curb the negative effects of caffeine withdrawal, such as fatigue, headaches, and bad moods. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2019Obesity could affect brain development in childrenObese children tend to have a thinner prefrontal cortex and cerebral cortex. The findings could explain why there is a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·October 25, 2019Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficitsSETD1A, a gene associated with schizophrenia, stunts the growth and branching of dendrites and reduces the number of dendritic spines. Reinstating the normal expression of SETD1A in mouse models restored working memory function. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 19, 2019Study finds hub linking movement and motivation in the brainThe lateral septum encodes speed and acceleration information as an animal navigates and learns how to obtain a reward from its environment. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·July 17, 2019What You Think Is What You SeePerception and working memory are more deeply entangled than previously believed. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2019Researchers identify hidden brain signals behind working memoryArtificially prolonging hippocampal sharp wave ripples improves working memory. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroscience·June 10, 2019AI software reveals the inner workings of short-term memoryA recurrent neural network algorithm demonstrates short-term synaptic plasticity can support short term maintenance of information, providing the memory delay period is sufficiently short. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2019Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilitiesExposure to air pollution during pregnancy or during early life is linked to a reduction in cognitive abilities during child development. Greater fine particulate matter 2.5 exposure between fetal stage and 7 years old was associated with lower working memory scores in boys at age 10. Early life exposure to PM2.5 was also correlated with attention problems in both boys and girls. Read More
