FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2015·3 min readCancer Patients Help Researchers Study Pressure Inside the Brain During Zero GravityFour patients with cancer volunteer for a zero gravity ride into the upper atmosphere to help researchers study the effects of zero gravity on the brain.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 19, 2015·4 min readInfluencing Mood: Happiness Spreads But Depression Doesn’tA new study reports that having friends who suffer from depressions doesn't affect the mental health of others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2015·6 min readCreatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and RewardAccording to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readBrain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral DisgustA new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readChildren with Larger Oral Vocabularies by Age of Two Enter Kindergarten Better PreparedAccording to a new study, children with larger oral vocabularies by 24 months are better prepared academically and behaviorally than their peers when they enter kindergarten.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2015·4 min readHuman Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other DisordersUsing adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 18, 2015·4 min readNicotine Changes Marijuana’s Effect on the BrainA new study reports on an inverse relationship of smaller hippocampal size yet better memory function in people who use both tobacco and marijuana.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·August 18, 2015·3 min readControlling an Exoskeleton with a Brain Computer InterfaceResearchers have developed a brain machine interface which can control a lower limb exoskeleton.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·August 18, 2015·3 min readColor Changing Polymer Can Signal TBI in Athletes and SoldiersResearchers have created a polymer based material that changes color depending on how hard it's hit. The technology could be used to indicate the level of TBI in football players and soldiers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 18, 2015·4 min readMolecular Feedback Process May Protect the Brain Against Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have identified a new pathway that can dampen the production of amyloid beta.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 17, 2015·3 min readWhistled Turkish Helps Debunk Theory of Left Hemisphere Dominance in Language ProcessingAccording to a new study, the left hemisphere of the brain is not dominant in the perception of all languages.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 17, 2015·1 min readMechanism that Triggers Disruption in Neural Communication Channels in Schizophrenia IdentifiedResearchers have identified a mechanism which triggers the disruption in the brain's communication channels that occurs in schizophrenia.Read More
