Latest

WUSTL

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 11, 2020·5 min read

Aging Memories May Not Be ‘Worse,’ Just ‘Different’

Aging may alter neural processes for remembering continuous real-world experiences and segmenting memories.

This shows a head with a pencil erasing it

Featured Neurology

·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Protein in Blood Indicates Early Brain Changes

Blood samples taken from people enrolled in an Alzheimer's research study revealed higher levels of phosphorylated tau 217 that correlated with the presence of amyloid plaques. People with amyloid in their brains had up to three times more of the tau protein in their blood than those who had no evidence of amyloid accumulation. The higher levels of the protein were evident even in people with no signs of cognitive decline.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·June 16, 2020·5 min read

Previously undetected brain pulses may help circuits survive disuse

Study offers clues to how neurons can rewire and restore pathways following injury or illness.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 10, 2020·3 min read

Researchers forecast stable, slightly declining levels of COVID-19 entering fall

New coronavirus model finds case spread is concave, meaning the impact of one more infected person diminishes as more people become infected.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 1, 2020·4 min read

New targets for childhood brain tumors identified

Neurons and immune cells work together to promote tumor growth in neurofibromatosis type 1.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·February 28, 2020·4 min read

‘Surfing attack’ hacks Siri, Google with ultrasonic waves

Ultrasound can propagate through solid surfaces and activate voice recognition systems, allowing the person who initiates the attack to also hear the phone's response. Out of 17 different phone models tested, 15 were vulnerable to ultrasonic wave attacks.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 8, 2020·5 min read

Family dynamics may influence suicidal thoughts in children

Findings show suicidal thoughts can begin in children as young as nine years of age. Family conflict and parental monitoring are significant predictors of suicidal thoughts in children.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·October 29, 2019·5 min read

Which came first: Brain size or drinking propensity?

Reduced gray matter volume in the insula and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may represent a genetically conferred predispositional risk factor for alcohol use disorder.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 7, 2019·5 min read

Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing

Criticality in the brain was linked to inhibitory neurons imposing and organizing the computational dynamics.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 2, 2019·4 min read

Change the bias, change the behavior? Maybe not

A meta-analysis of papers about implicit bias finds little evidence that changing a person's biased beliefs alters their behavior.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 28, 2019·4 min read

Dishonest acts hurt one’s ability to read others’ emotions

Study ties morality and empathy into a single construct.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 26, 2019·6 min read

Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders

Almost 20% of children develop facial or vocal tics by the time they are elementary school age. For many children, knowing others are watching them helps to reduce tic behaviors. A histor of anxiety disorder has been associated with tics in young children. Understanding more about tic behaviors in children may help to develop new strategies to help those with Tourette suppress tics.