FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2017·4 min readHow Hand Amputation and Reattachment Affect the BrainResearchers have discovered specific neurochemical changes in brain regions associated with brain remapping following amputation. Also, these changes may persist once the limb is reattached.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 24, 2017·4 min readHow Listening to Music in a Group Influences DepressionResearchers investigate why listening to music socially has benefits, and when it my amplify negative emotions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 24, 2017·4 min readBrain Detects Disease in Others Even Before it Breaks OutAccording to researchers, our senses of smell and vision make us aware that someone is on the verge of sickness, even before symptoms appear.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 23, 2017·5 min readAlzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Share Common Crucial FeatureFindings may explain how neurodegenerative diseases spread throughout the brain and disrupt normal functions. Additionally, treatment for one disease could possibly work for the other two also.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2017·3 min readRecreational Cocaine: Brain Area Associated With Addiction Activated Earlier Than ThoughtAccording to researchers, people who consider themselves to be recreational cocaine users may be closer to addiction than they think.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2017·3 min readDepression Risk Following Natural Disaster Can Be Predicted By Pupil DilationA new study reveals a person's pupil dilation may give hints as to their risk of developing depression following a natural disaster.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 23, 2017·4 min readWhy Our Brain Cells May Prevent Us From Burning Fat When We DietResearchers have identified a mechanism that allows the body to adapt to a low caloric intake and limits weight loss.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2017·6 min readAnalyzing Children’s Ability to Detect ‘Sins of Omission’According to researchers, under the right conditions, children as young as 4 can discern misleading, but technically accurate, information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 23, 2017·3 min readDo You See What I See? Visual Perception May Depend on Environment and BirthplaceA new study reveals the ability to perceive differences between similar images may depend on the cultural background of the person viewing.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 23, 2017·9 min readDNA Vaccine Protects Against Alzheimer’s Toxic ProteinsResearchers report a new DNA vaccine prompts an immune response to proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 22, 2017·5 min readExperimental Therapy for Immune Diseases Hits Achilles Heel of Activated T CellsPPCA treatment shown to provide therapeutic benefit in mouse models of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 22, 2017·3 min readSupercomputer Unlocks Secrets of the Brain and Safer AnestheticsA new study reveals a switching mechanism that could help in the design of new anesthetic drugs.Read More