FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2015·5 min readForever Young? Researchers Discover How to Stay Young for LongerResearchers extend young adulthood in C.elegans and discover a new metric to track aging, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·4 min readObserving Synaptic Plasticity While Flies LearnResearchers present evidence of synaptic plasticity in the fruit fly brain as the animal learns.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 2, 2015·4 min readOxytocin Has Different Effects on Stress in Female and Male MiceA not only does oxytocin have different effects on stress between the sexes, in some cases, it can also trigger anxiety, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 2, 2015·4 min readAntidepressant Appears to Protect Against Compound That Causes DementiaResearchers report that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may also protect against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2015·4 min readSo Hard To Quit: New Mechanism in Nicotine Addiction DiscoveredAcetylcholine regulates glutamate signaling in the habenula, reinforcing nicotine addiction, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 2, 2015·4 min readMagnesium Ions May Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports magnesium ions show promise in slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease by disrupting the development of amyloid plaques.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 1, 2015·6 min readHIV Drugs Interfere With Brain’s “Insulation”Common antiretroviral therapies used to treat HIV/AIDS can disrupt the function of oligodendrocytes which are critical for the manufacturing of myelin, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 1, 2015·3 min readA Better Understanding of DepressionResearchers have developed a complex model of different factors which contribute to depression.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2015·6 min readRobots Able to Learn Like BabiesResearchers demonstrate that robots are able to learn much like young children.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 1, 2015·3 min readUntangling the Wiring of the NeocortexResearchers decipher the neural connections of the mouse neocortex, an area of the brain that appears to play a key role in perception and cognition.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 1, 2015·4 min readFirst Language Wires the Brain for Later Language LearningA new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 1, 2015·4 min readWhat Do Your Musical Tastes Say About Your Personality?The type of music you prefer to listen to can tell others a lot about your personality and thinking styles, researchers say.Read More
