FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 10, 2017·6 min readHormone Shows Promise as Cognition EnhancerResearchers report klotho, a life extending protein, improved working memory, spatial memory and learning in mice. The researchers also noted a single injection of klotho was sufficient to improve cognitive ability and the effects were long lasting.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readBelief in Neuromyths is Extremely CommonA new Frontiers in Psychology study reveals many teachers believe in common misconceptions about learning and the brain. Researchers say they are considering creating an online training scheme aimed at educators to help dispel such neuromyths.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readPlaying With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video GamesA neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2017·5 min readRewired Taste System Reveals How Flavors Move from Tongue to BrainAccording to a new Nature study, in order for our taste system to work, the connection between neurons and taste bud cells have to rewire correctly each time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2017·3 min readMapping the BrainResearchers have constructed a detailed brain map of the mushroom body in the fruit fly brain. The mushroom body is implicated in creating and storing memories for sensory information.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readInsight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ GeneResearchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 9, 2017·4 min readPreparing For Longevity: We Don’t Need to Become Frail As We AgeAccording to a Frontiers in Physiology report, frailty may not be an inevitability as we age. It may be treatable, and even preventable.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·6 min readBlocking Key Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’sResearchers discover targeting the HDAC2 enzyme, by blocking its interaction with Sp3, resulted in the reversal of memory loss in mice. The findings, published in Cell Reports, may offer a new avenue for treating memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 8, 2017·4 min read‘Ego Dissolving’ Psychedelic Drugs Could Assist With Mental HealthA new study in Neuroscience of Consciousness adds weight to previous findings about the potential benefits psychedelics could have for treating mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 8, 2017·5 min readSleep Makes it Possible for Babies to Associate Words With Content, and Not With NoiseA midday nap after a learning session helped infants associated correct or incorrect words to new objects they had been exposed to. The study sheds light on the role sleep plays in developing lexical memory.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 8, 2017·6 min readMRI Reveals Striking Brain Differences in People With Genetics AutismResearchers have performed an MRI study of people with a common form of genetic autism. They discovered those with abnormalities on 16p11.2 had structural abnormalities with the corpus callosum and white matter volume.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 7, 2017·4 min readWhat Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed?A new report examines the effect stress can have on our bodies and general health.Read More
