FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 8, 2020·6 min readBrain Region Implicated in Predicting the Consequences of ActionsThe anterior cingulate cortex plays a key role in how the brain can simulate the results of different actions and make the best decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2020·7 min readEarly exposure to cannabis boosts young brains’ sensitivity to cocaineCannabis use during youth enhances sensitivity to cocaine from the first exposure, a new rat study finds.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2020·6 min readHow advancing glioma cells scramble brain function and blood flowGlioma brain tumors disrupt neural synchrony between bilateral cortical regions. The findings provide new insight into the association between seizures and tumor progression.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·6 min readGene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice identifiedThe TBK1 gene regulates the disease progression of ALS in mouse models of the neurodegenerative disease. Loss of the TBK1 gene in motor neurons increases SOD1 aggregation and accelerates the onset of the disease.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2020·6 min readHow does the brain put decisions in context?The anterior lateral motor cortex appears to play a significant role in context-based decision making.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 29, 2020·5 min readSex pheromone named after Jane Austen character alters brain in mouse courtshipDarcin, a sex pheromone named after Jane Austen's famous Mr. Darcy, alters cells in the brain's emotional center of female mice, giving them the power to assess sexual readiness and help with mate selection.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 12, 2020·5 min readHow do fruit flies see in color?Researchers have identified a circuit in the brains of fruit flies, which enables them to see in color. The network is similar to that which allows human color vision. The findings could help in the development of AI technologies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2019·5 min readWhy do we freeze when startled? New study points to serotoninWhen fruit flies experience an unexpected change in its surroundings, serotonin produced in the ventral nerve cord slows the insect down. The findings may shed light on the neurobiological mechanisms of human startle response.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2019·5 min readHow the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowdWhen a person listens to another person talking, their brain waves alter to select specific features of the speaker's voice and tune out other voices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 29, 2019·5 min readHands that see, eyes that feel? Brain study reveals the mathematics of identifying objectsOur brains need only perform a few fast statistical calculations to detect the key properties of an unknown object. Findings challenge existing views of how our brains extract and learn about our environment.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2019·5 min readExperimental brain-controlled hearing aid decodes, identifies who you want to hearA new auditory attention decoding device allows people to selectively hear specific people in crowded environments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 13, 2019·5 min readRoom for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identifiedMEG neuroimaging implicates the occipital place area (OPA) in our ability to rapidly sense our surroundings. The findings may advance improving machine learning and robotics technology aimed at mimicking visual processes in the human brain.Read More
