AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·6 min readAutism Risk Linked to Herpes Infection During PregnancyResearchers discover a link between genital herpes infections during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in the offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 23, 2017·4 min readProlonged Sleep May Predict Dementia RiskAccording to researchers, people who consistently sleep for more than 9 hours a night have double the risk of developing dementia over a 10 year period than their peers who sleep for less time.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2017·3 min readPrecise Inactivation of Neural Messenger Receptor Wipes Out Fear Memory in MiceResearch combines antibody precision with toxic oxygen burst to inactivate neural protein and temporarily abolish fear memory in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 22, 2017·6 min readtDCS Combined With Computer Games at Home Reduces Cognitive Symptoms of Multiple SclerosisA new study reports improvements in problem solving abilities in MS patients who use transcranial direct current stimulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·8 min readBrain Computer Interface Advance Allows Fast and Accurate Typing By People With ParalysisNew advances in brain computer interface technology allows three people with movement impairments to control a cursor by imagining their hand movements.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 21, 2017·4 min readHumans Are Hard Wired to Follow the Path of Least ResistanceResearchers report the amount of effort needed to perform a task influences what we think we see.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·4 min readMaths and Maps Make You Nervous? It Could Be in Your GenesA new study reports our genes play a role in the anxiety some feel when faced with math or navigational problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·February 21, 2017·3 min readCompound From Marine Snails May Provide Alternative to OpioidsResearchers have discovered a compound from marine snails that is able to block pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·4 min readCreative People Have Better Connected BrainsA new study reports highly creative people appear to have more connections between their brain hemispheres.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2017·3 min readBrain Processes Critical to Short-Term Memory IdentifiedResearchers have identified how the brain is able to create and maintain short term memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Remembers Fearful ExperiencesBefore a rat avoids a place of which they hold fearful memories, the brain recalls memories of the physical location where the event occurred, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2017·8 min readMultiple Sclerosis Treatment That Resets Immune System May Halt Disease for Five YearsA new treatment for multiple sclerosis prevents symptoms of the disease from worsening for up to five years in 46% of patients treated, a new study reports.Read More