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·November 11, 2016·5 min read

Plant Compound Huperzine A Increases Resistance to Seizures in Genetic Epilepsy Models

Huperzine A, a compound that comes from a club moss, has been shown to increase resistance to induced seizures in mouse models of genetic epilepsy, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·November 11, 2016·4 min read

Deviations From Expectations: Detecting Moving Objects

Researchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that enable the detection of moving objects as we move along.

Featured Neurology Pain

·November 11, 2016·3 min read

Pain is Not Just a Matter of Nerves

Researchers reveal the role glial cells play in the sensation of pain.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 11, 2016·4 min read

Keeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to Land

Researchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·November 11, 2016·5 min read

Primitive Reward-Driven Behaviors May Bias the Information People Choose to Sample

Researchers report confirmation bias may not be the only factor that influences who people sample information and make decisions that may seem irrational.

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Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·November 11, 2016·3 min read

Why Are We Ticklish?

Researchers have identified a ticklish spot in the rat brain.

Featured Psychology

·November 11, 2016·5 min read

Traumatic Stress Changes Brains of Boys and Girls Differently

A new study reports an area of the brain associated with emotion appears to undergo accelerated maturation in teenage girls with PTSD, but not in their male peers with the condition.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 10, 2016·5 min read

Taking a Deep Dive into NMDA Receptor Variation

A new study could guide anticonvulsant treatment for some people with genetic epilepsy with repurposed Alzheimer's medications.

Featured Neurology

·November 10, 2016·5 min read

Creating Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease by Targeting Neural Circuits

Researchers report a complex series of other molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's disease.