FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2014·3 min readMemories of Errors Foster Faster LearningMemories of errors, as well as memories of performing a task, help foster faster learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 14, 2014·4 min readScientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain SwitchboardA new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 14, 2014·3 min readBypass Commands From the Brain to Legs Through a ComputerResearchers have successfully made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion center in the spinal cord by bypassing with a computer interface.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 13, 2014·2 min readPoor Sleep Quality Increases Suicide Risk for Older AdultsAccording to a new study, older adults who sleep poorly are more likely to die by suicide than those who are well rested.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 13, 2014·2 min read3D Microscope Method to Look Inside BrainsResearchers develop a new microscopy method using a small needle and LED light to create 3D images of living brains.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 13, 2014·5 min readSingle Gene Controls Jet LagResearchers report they have discovered a master gene responsible for sleep and wake cycles.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·3 min readReduction of Tau Protein Improves Symptoms in Model of Severe Childhood EpilepsyA new study reports that reducing levels of tau protein in the brain effectively blocks the development of Dravet syndrome in mouse models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·1 min readResearchers Reveal Weakness in Defenses of Deadly Brain TumorTargeting aPKC, a protein crucial for neurodevelopment, researchers report they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in brain tumor growth.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 12, 2014·2 min readA Gene Linked to Disease Found to Play a Critical Role in Normal Memory DevelopmentResearchers report huntingtin plays a critical role in long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·2 min readNew Study Points to a Brain Region Key to Contextual MemoriesA new study points to previously understudied area of the brain as essential for forming the basis of contextual memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·4 min readNeurons at WorkResearchers present evidence that the alternative splicing process frequently works differently in different types of neurons.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·August 12, 2014·5 min readOverhaul of Our Understanding of Why Autism Potentially OccursA new study investigates why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.Read More
