FeaturedNeuroscience·October 23, 2018·3 min readReversing Memory Loss: Mouse StudyResearchers report osterocalcin, a naturally occurring hormone, can help boost memory in aging mice. The findings pave the way for new treatments to help stave off, and possibly reverse memory loss in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 17, 2018·5 min readHow the Brain Bounces BackA new study reports activity, not rest, help speed up recovery following a brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 30, 2018·5 min readSwitching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse StudyA new study reports altering activity in the amygdala can eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Researchers believe the findings could help develop new treatments for eating disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 1, 2018·5 min readA Rose is a Rose is a Rose: Mathematical Model Explains How Different Brains Agree on SmellsA new computational model sheds light on the complexity of smell identification. Researchers report different brains know how to associate new similar odors, so long as they have experienced an overlap in odors over their lifetime.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 2, 2018·5 min readIn Pursuit of Pleasure, the Brain Learns to Hit the Repeat ButtonAccording to researchers, the brain learns to reproduce brain activity patterns that lead to reward. The findings could lead to new avenues for treating addiction and OCD, researchers report.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 1, 2018·5 min readBody Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get StartedResearchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 28, 2018·5 min readStem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System DiscoveredA new study sheds light on key aspects of nervous system development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 9, 2017·6 min readHuman Brain Recalls Visual Features in Reverse Order Than it Detects ThemA new study upends traditional models of how the brain constructs interpretations of the outside world, revealing that the brain uses a reverse order of processing to recall visual information.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 11, 2017·4 min readBody’s Own Defense Against ALS Actually Drives Disease Progression at Later StagesIn early stages of ALS, autophagy helps to suppress disease progression, but accelerates the spread as the disease enters into later stages, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2017·5 min readSchizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredA lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 27, 2017·6 min readIn Witnessing the Brain’s ‘Aha!’ Moment, Scientists Shed Light on Biology of ConsciousnessResearchers report becoming consciously aware of a decision conforms to the same mechanism the brain goes through to complete a simple decision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2017·4 min readPatterns of Brain Activity Direct Specific Body MovementsA new study sheds light on how neurons in the motor cortex communicate with muscles and drive motion. Using optogenetics, the researchers discovered the motor cortex communicates with muscles differently, depending on the type of movement an animal makes.Read More
