FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2018·4 min readMeasure of Belly Fat in Older Adults Linked to Cognitive ImpairmentResearchers report your body fat could be a predictor of cognitive decline. The study reveals older people with higher waist to hip ratios had reduced cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 1, 2018·4 min readBirds Categorize Colors Just Like Humans DoResearchers report zebra finches partition the range of hues from orange to red into two discrete categories, just like humans do.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 1, 2018·4 min readBlind People Depend on Timing Cues for Some Spatial AwarenessResearchers report blind people need additional timing cues to accurately judge relative locations of sounds, but those without visual impairments who were blindfolded could judge the relative location of sounds independently from timing cues.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 1, 2018·4 min readImprovement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid RobotsResearchers have developed a child like humanoid robot with the ability to converse like a human.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2018·4 min readRewiring the Brain to Fight EpilepsySema4D not only reduces the severity of seizures in mouse models of epilepsy, it also helps to increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brains of the animals, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2018·2 min readBaby Talk Words Build Infants’ Language SkillsAccording to researchers, using baby talk words such as 'bunny' and 'choo choo' can help boost language acquisition in infants between 9 and 21 months.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2018·4 min readAlzheimer’s Drug May Stop Disease If Used Before Symptoms AppearResearchers report memantine, an FDA approved drug, may not only alleviate symptoms of mild Alzheimer's disease, but could also prevent progression of the disease if used before symptoms appear.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2018·5 min readWomen with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome More Likely to Have a Child with AutismA new study reveals children of women with polycystic ovary syndrome have an increased risk of being diagnosed with ASD. Researchers report women with PCOS have a 2.3% change of having a child with autism, compared to a 1.7% change for mothers without the condition.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readLong Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in ActionResearchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 31, 2018·3 min readHate Speech From Women is Judged Harsher than From MenA new study reports women who make hateful remarks on social media are more likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readNew Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children UncoveredResearchers shed new light on the role the insula and frontoparietal brain regions play in a child's working memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readPast Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At NowResearchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.Read More
