FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 22, 2017·3 min readTouching Helps Build the Sexual BrainWhile it is widely believed social cues can accelerate puberty, previous studies have found it difficult to clearly identify the most crucial signals responsible for the change. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals sexual touch contributes to the acceleration of puberty.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 22, 2017·4 min readYou Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your FriendsA new study reveals how the mood of one friend can impact the moods of others in their social circle.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·September 22, 2017·6 min readHitting the Breaks on Lethal Brain CancersTargeting a protein called neuroligin 3 helps stop the growth of high grade gliomas in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2017·5 min readGene Immunotherapy Protects Against Multiple Sclerosis: Mouse StudyA new study in Molecular Therapy reveals gene immunotherapy is able to reverse symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, and even prevent the disease from appearing in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 21, 2017·5 min readHigher Manganese Levels in Children Correlate With Lower IQ ScoresHigher levels of manganese in blood and hair samples has been linked to slower working memory and lower IQ in children, a new study reports. Researchers report children who live in areas with high environmental levels of manganese are at significant risk of neurodevelopmental problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2017·4 min readHighly Precise Wiring in the Cerebral CortexResearchers from Max Planck Institute have identified a neural connectivity pattern in the medial entorhinal cortex that appears to assist with navigation.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 21, 2017·6 min readBabies Can Learn That Hard Work Pays OffMIT researchers report children as young as 15 months try harder to complete a task if they witness an adult struggling to succeed than those who witness a task completed effortlessly.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 21, 2017·3 min readOne in Four Girls is Depressed at Age 14UCL researchers report 24 percent of girls aged 14 report feeling symptoms of depression. Only 9 percent of young teenage males reported feeling depressed.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2017·4 min readYour Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or NotWhether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 21, 2017·5 min readJellyfish Sleep Like the Rest of UsMuch like other animals, the upside-down jellyfish enters into sleep. However, unlike other animals, the jellyfish has no central nervous system. Researchers believe the need to sleep evolved before the emergence of a central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 21, 2017·4 min readNeuron Types in Brain Are Defined by Gene Activity Shaping Their Communication PatternsA new Cell study reports on the molecular-genetic basis of neural cell types. The study reports families of gene encoding proteins involved in neurotransmission define neurons by determining which cells they connect to and how they communicate.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 21, 2017·4 min readBrain Inflammation Linked to Suicidal Thinking in DepressionResearchers have identified increased inflammatory activation markers in the brains of people with major depressive disorder who report suicidal ideations. The findings support recent research that anti-inflammatories may provide antidepressant effects for some patients.Read More
