FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2017·3 min readExercise Increases Brain SizeExercise increases the size of the left region of the hippocampus, an area of the brain critical for memory, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 12, 2017·2 min readStudying Sleep’s Profound and Extensive Effects on Brain FunctionStudies presented at Neuroscience 2017 shed new light on how the brain consolidates memories and the neurological effects of poor sleep.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Encodes SoundsResearchers report the auditory cortex may encode noises differently that was previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 11, 2017·5 min readGenetics Affect Where Children LookA new Current Biology study reveals there appears to be a strong genetic component to how people visually explore their environments.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 11, 2017·3 min readCan Laughing Gas Help Deter Suicide?A new study will investigate if nitrous oxide will help to reduce suicide risk in hospitalized patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 11, 2017·5 min readThat Music Playing In Your HeadAs we imagine music in our heads, our auditory cortex and other brain regions process auditory information in the same way as if we are really listening to sounds, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 11, 2017·5 min readHow Spatial Navigation Correlates With LanguageResearchers have identified a brain mechanism that appears to support navigation systems used in both linguistic and spatial tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 10, 2017·3 min readSmell Test Challenge Suggests Clinical Benefit for Some Before Development of Alzheimer’sColumbia researchers have identified a way in which to determine if a patient with MCI may respond to cholinesterase inhibitors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 10, 2017·6 min readBoth Obese and Anorexic Women Have Low Levels of ‘Feel Good’ NeurosteroidWomen who suffer from eating disorders from anorexia to obesity have lower levels of allopregnanolone, a progesterone metabolite previously linked to mood disorders, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 10, 2017·3 min readDiscovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Addiction and AnxietyResearchers have identified a specific network in the brain that appears to be associated with risk and reward assessment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 10, 2017·4 min readMore Neuroscience Research Articles Are Reporting the Sex of Laboratory AnimalsA new study reports on a significant increase of neuroscience research papers where the authors report on the sex of the animals used in their studies.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 10, 2017·4 min readiPSCs Show Astrocyte-Neuron Impact on Brain Pathology in AutismA new study in Biological Psychiatry reports researchers discovered astrocytes may contribute to the cause of ASD. The findings could help to develop new treatments for autism spectrum disorders.Read More
