AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 28, 2020Autism severity can change substantially during early childhoodA new study reveals up to 30% of children diagnosed with autism had less severe symptoms at age six than they did at age three. In some cases, children lost their autism diagnoses entirely. Girls are more likely to show a greater reduction in autism symptoms and less of a rise in the severity of symptoms than boys on the autism spectrum. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·May 28, 2020Which areas of our brains represent the colors we see?Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how we perceive colors. Activity in higher visual cortex areas matched the colors test subjects saw. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroscienceneurotech·May 28, 2020‘Knowing how’ is in your brainArtificial intelligence reveals how the brain programs procedural knowledge. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 28, 2020Strong convictions can blind us to information that challenges themPeople fail to process information that contradicts their convictions. A new study explains the neural processes that contribute to confirmation bias. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 27, 2020Study uncovers clues to COVID-19 in the brainAltered mental state and strokes are the most common neurological symptoms associated with coronavirus infection. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 27, 2020The neural home where stress livesResearchers have identified a hippocampal neural network that activates during stress. Activity in a hippocampal-hypothalamus network predicts greater feelings of stress, while connectivity between the hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex predicts less stress. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 26, 2020First results from human COVID-19 immunology study reveal universally effective antibodiesWhile the amount of antibodies generated varies widely in patients who have recovered from coronavirus, most people generate at least some antibodies which are intrinsically capable of neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2020Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndromeRat study suggests prenatal microbial exposure influences neurodevelopmental outcomes. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 26, 2020Researchers flag similarities between COVID-19 deaths and severe rheumatic illnessesAfter natural killer immune cells kill virus-infected cells, T and B immune cells produce cytokines. This makes the immune reaction stronger and results in the cytokine storm associated with severe COVID-19 infection. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articlespain·May 26, 2020Novel electric impulses relieve the painResearchers have developed a new, sophisticated device that delivers vagus nerve stimulation to help treat chronic pain. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 26, 2020Schizophrenia: When the thalamus misleads the earA new study reports hyper-connectivity between substructures of the thalamus, and the cerebral cortex may be responsible for auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 26, 2020New method provides unique insight into the development of the human brainResearchers have developed a new model of early embryonic brain development. The model, called MiSTR, allows researchers to create tissue that contains different brain regions and place them next to each other. The model produces results similar to embryonic brain development at five weeks post-fertilization. Read More
