AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2018·6 min readFamily Genes Vital for Understanding Autism ProgressionResearchers report the total amount of rare genetic mutations in a person's genome can explain why those with a disease associated mutation can have vastly different symptoms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 7, 2018·3 min readThe Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders and Personality TraitsResearchers have identified a gene that has evolved through natural selection and is implicated in psychiatric disorders and personality traits. The study suggests natural selection has helped shaped our psychiatric traits and helped to maintain human diversity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Forgets on PurposeResearchers implicate the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in in our ability to actively forget a memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2018·6 min readHuman Gut Study Questions Probiotic Health BenefitsAccording to researchers, probiotics may not be as effective as most believe. Researchers report many people's digestive tracts prevent standard probiotics from successfully colonizing them.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 7, 2018·5 min readExercise Generates New Neurons and Improves Cognition in Alzheimer’s: Mouse StudyResearchers report exercise can promote adult hippocampal neurogenesis and improve cognition in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The study identifies ways to mimic the beneficial effects of experience through pharmacological and gene therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2018·4 min readBravery Cells Found in the HippocampusOLM cells in the hippocampus play a key role in risk taking behavior and anxiety, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 7, 2018·3 min readBrain Function Impacts How Experiences Contribute to DepressionA new study examines the relationship between brain function and the impact of life events on depressive symptoms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 6, 2018·4 min readAlzheimer’s Risk Gene May Aggravate Neurological Air Pollution Effects in ChildrenAccording to researchers, children who carry the APOE4 gene and who are exposed to air pollution have higher behavior problem scores and their attention capacity was slower to develop.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 6, 2018·5 min readMetabolic Blood Test Could Accelerate ASD DiagnosisAccording to a new study, a new metabolic blood test can detect about 17% of children on the autism spectrumRead More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePainPsychology·September 6, 2018·4 min readDoes the Brain Really Feel No Pain?Is the popular claim that the brain feels no pain substantiated? A new paper looks at the accuracy of the belief.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 6, 2018·2 min readCommon Pesticide Inhibits Brain Development: Frog StudyA new study reveals pesticide chlorpyrifos have clear impact on brain development in Northern Leopard frogs.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·September 6, 2018·6 min readNew Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective TreatmentResearchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.Read More
