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·August 4, 2017·4 min read

Origin of Human Genus May Have Occurred By Chance

Study challenges conventional ideas about why our human ancestors became smarter and more sophisticated.

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·August 4, 2017·5 min read

Why Humans Find Faulty Robots More Likable

As social robotics is becoming more popular, researchers explore how people react to the technology. They report people show significantly stronger liking to faulty robots than those that interact perfectly.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 4, 2017·2 min read

Muscle, Not Brain, May Hold Answers to Some Sleep Disorders

A new study reveals mice with higher levels of BMAL1 in their muscles were able to recover from sleep deprivation more quickly than those with the protein removed.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 4, 2017·3 min read

Neurons That Control Brain’s Body Clock Identified

Study identifies a direct dopamine neuron link to circadian rhythm.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 3, 2017·3 min read

Tracking ZIKA Transmission in Mice

A new study investigates how the ZIKA virus can be sexually transmitted between male and female mice, and how the virus can pass vertically from mother to fetus.

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·August 3, 2017·4 min read

Children’s Temperaments Help Predict Dinnertime Struggles

Researchers say toddlers who are wary of new toys also tend to be less accepting of new foods. They suggest early food attitudes may stem from a child's personality and temperament.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·August 3, 2017·3 min read

How Early Life Experiences Affect the Adult Brain

According to researchers, the visual environment a zebrafish matures in affects their spontaneous brain activity.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 3, 2017·6 min read

Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain

Reducing the excitation-inhibition ratio by diminishing excitability of pyramidal neurons or increasing excitability of PV neurons led mice to spend more time engaged in social encounters. Researchers believe the excitation-inhibition balance may play a key role in autism and normal social behavior.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 3, 2017·4 min read

How to Reprogram Cells in Our Immune System

According to a Nature study, researchers developed a method to reprogram specific T cells in the immune system. Scientists were able to turn pro-inflammatory cells into anti-inflammatory cells, and vice versa, to boost or suppress the immune system. Researchers believe their findings could have significant impact on developing treatments for autoimmune diseases.

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·August 3, 2017·4 min read

Different Sensory Pathways Engaged in Feeling and Responding to External Temperature

Researchers shed light on thermoregulation by disabling parts of rat brains and observing their choice of a comfortable environmental temperature. The findings could provide new understanding of conditions such as heatstroke.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 2, 2017·6 min read

CRISPR Repairs Genes in Human Embryos to Prevent Inherited Disease

A groundbreaking Nature study reports researchers have used CRISPR gene editing technology to correct a mutation that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in embryos. The technique also prevents the mutation from passing to future generations.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 2, 2017·5 min read

Molecules That May Help Prevent Brain Tumor Development Identified

Researchers discover key elements associated with tumor cells binding to blood vessels. The findings could help develop new treatments to halt the development of brain tumors.