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This is Santiago Ramón y Cajal's drawing of the hippocampus.

Featured Psychology

·April 3, 2014·1 min read

Dopamine and Hippocampus

Researchers demonstrate the role dopamine plays in the hippocampus.

The image shows the dopamine and iron distribution in the mouse brain.

Featured Neurology

·April 3, 2014·2 min read

Uncovering the Underlying Causes of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers believe they have found evidence that an imbalance of dopamine and iron in the SNc is the root cause of PD.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·April 3, 2014·4 min read

Study Helps Unravel the Tangled Origin of ALS

Researchers pinpoint an error in protein formation which could be the root of ALS.

The image shows the lesion sites on the lateral habenula.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 2, 2014·4 min read

A Brain Region for Resisting Alcohols Allure

In rats, when the lateral habenula is chronically inactivated, they drink to excess and are less able to learn from the experience, a new study finds.

The image shows 15 frames from the silent movie "Symptoms of Schizophrenia", circa 1940.

Featured Psychology

·April 2, 2014·4 min read

Noisy Brain Signals

Visual perception errors in those with schizophrenia are consistent with corollary discharge, a new study reports.

This image is a clip from the video and shows colored dots over the brain.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·April 2, 2014·6 min read

Most Comprehensive Wiring Diagram of Mammalian Brain to Date

Researchers provide the first comprehensive data set on how the mammalian brain is wired.

The image shows a drawing of a head with lights inside it.

Featured Psychology

·April 2, 2014·2 min read

Positive and Negative Thinkers’ Brains Revealed

The ability to stay positive in tough times may be hardwired into the brain, a new neuropsychology study reports.

Featured Neurology

·April 2, 2014·6 min read

A Critical Window into the Developing Human Brain

New research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 1, 2014·3 min read

Switching Brain Cells with Less Light

A new computer model explains how ion channels react to optogenetics.

This shows the GABA neurons and glial cells.

Featured Neurology

·April 1, 2014·2 min read

Epilepsy Drug Target May Have Implications for Sleep Disruption

Researchers confirm GABA transamianase, a target of some epilepsy drugs, contributes to sleep loss.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Psychology

·April 1, 2014·4 min read

Experimental Cancer Drug Reverses Schizophrenia in Adolescent Mice

Researchers discover an experimental anti cancer compound appears to reverse behaviors associated with schizophrenia in mouse models.

This image is the famous Nighthawks painting by Edward Hopper, circa 1942.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 1, 2014·4 min read

Night Owls Tend to Be Bigger Risk Takers

According to a new study, female night owls had cortisol levels comparable to men. The researcher suggests high cortisol levels could be a biological mechanism which explains higher risk taking in night owls.