FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 31, 2017·5 min readBrain Computer Interface Allows Completely Locked In People to CommunicateResearchers have developed a BCI that can decipher and communicate the thoughts of those with locked in syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 31, 2017·2 min readLink Between Sleep and Cognitive Impairment in ElderlyResearchers stress more research needs to be conducted to determine a link between sleep disorders and cognitive impairment in the elderly.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 31, 2017·7 min readAir Pollution May Lead to Dementia in Older WomenResearchers report older women living in areas with fine particulate matter exceeding the EPA's standard are at significantly higher risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 31, 2017·5 min readMental Activities May Protect Against Mild Cognitive ImpairmentA new study reports engaging in activities that are mentally stimulating can help to stave off the onset of mild cognitive impairment.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 30, 2017·4 min readPop! Goes the HearingA new study reports popping balloons can be louder than a high power shot gun going off next to someone's head and the noise could lead to permanent hearing loss.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 30, 2017·3 min readA Glitch in ‘Gatekeeper Cells’ Slowly Suffocates the BrainA new study reveals pericyte degeneration may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 27, 2017·6 min readAutism Researchers Discover Genetic ‘Rosetta Stone’Researchers report a genetic defects in the SCN2A protein can lead to either ASD or infantile epilepsy, depending on whether the mutations boost or sabotage the protein's function.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 27, 2017·4 min readRebalancing Gut Microbiome Lengthens ALS Survival: Mouse StudyResearchers report transgenic mice engineered to carry genes associated with ALS showed improved neuromuscualr function and lived longer after being exposed to butyrate.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2017·4 min readChronic Sleep Deprivation Suppresses Immune SystemA new study reports shorter sleep duration can suppress the immune system and could answer why people tend to get sick when they don't get enough sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 27, 2017·4 min readAlzheimer’s Roots May Extend Back As Far As the WombA lack of vitamin A during pregnancy or shortly after birth may facilitate Alzheimer's disease later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 26, 2017·6 min readDrug Compound Halts Alzheimer’s Related Damage in MiceResearchers report a synthetic molecule can reduce tau and even reverse some neurological damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 25, 2017·4 min readNew Clues on the Base of Parkinson’s Disease and Other ‘Synucleinopathies’Two new studies shed light on how protein misfolding relates to genes implicated in Parkinson's disease.Read More