FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018·4 min readHumans and Machines Learn Together to Win a CompetitionTraining tetraplegic patients to compete in an online competition to control an avatar with BCI, researchers report the most dramatic improvements in computer augmented performance occurs when both humans and machines are able to learn.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018·3 min readBrain Simulation Reveals Benefits of Emergency Cooling TreatmentUsing brain simulations, researchers report emergency cooling techniques could help to minimize long term damage that arises as a result of birth complications and limit the effects of stroke.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018·4 min readRobotic Assembly of the World’s Smallest HouseUsing a system dubbed μRobotex system, researchers have created a microhouse so small a mite can not fit through the front door. Researchers say the creation pushes forward the frontiers of optical nanotechnologies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018·6 min readResearchers Operate Lab Grown Heart Cells By Remote ControlResearchers have developed a new technique that combines graphene based biointerfaces with light to control the behavior of lab grown heart cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 18, 2018·4 min readCognitive Training Reduces Gait Freezing in Parkinson’sResearchers report Parkinson's patients who received a combination of cognitive training and dopaminergic medication showed a significant reduction in the severity of their freezing of gait, a symptom associated with PD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 18, 2018·3 min readSleep Deprivation Takes Toll on Decision MakingA new study will look at how sleep deprivation affects cognitive flexibility and cognitive processing on a neurobiological level.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2018·7 min readAdd Language to Math to Help Kids Succeed at SchoolReading ability in kindergarten predicted later reading, math and language skills in children. Researchers say adding language to 'kindergarten readiness' skills can help to improve academic success in other subject areas.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2018·5 min readIs It Rational to Trust Your Gut Feelings?Researchers report intuition is the result of information processing in the brain that results in prediction based on previous experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 17, 2018·6 min readArtificial Intelligence Improves Stroke and Dementia Diagnosis in Brain ScansResearchers say machine learning is up to 85% accurate at predicting the severity of small vessel disease, a condition associated with stroke and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·4 min readMost Deprived are More Likely to Develop DementiaA new data analysis study of people born between 1902 and 1943 reveals 20% of the most deprived adults were 50% more likely to develop dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·2 min readNew Sensor Discovery Has Implications for Brain ResearchResearchers have developed an ultra fast sensor that binds to glutamate. The sensor, dubbed iGluu, is being made available to other researchers to further their neuroscience studies.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 17, 2018·3 min readMicroglia Are Key Defenders Against Prion DiseaseA new study reveals the role microglia plays in helping to protect the brain against prion infection.Read More
