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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience can involve research from many branches of science including those involving neurology, brain science, neurobiology, psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, prosthetics, neuroimaging, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, biology, robotics and technology.

This is a brain inside a light bulb.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 24, 2014·2 min read

New Ideas Change Your Brain Cells

A new study identifies important molecular changes which occur when people learn.

This diagram shows two circles, one grey and one green, which explain inter molecular FRET.

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·February 24, 2014·4 min read

Watching How the Brain Works

Using new live imaging technology, researchers observe intact interactions between proteins in the brain of a live animal.

This is a stylized diagram of the hippocampus.

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·February 23, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory

CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.

This image shows a human head in blue with a neon brain.

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·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Mechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells Discovered

Electrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.

This image shows the gamma and theta waves drawn out.

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·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Banding Together to Control Movement

Researchers reveal how one region of the brain utilizes multiple brain wave frequency bands to control movement.

This is a picture of some lab mice in a clear cage.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 20, 2014·5 min read

Study in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress?

A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.

The image shows an outline of a man drinking from a bottle.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 20, 2014·2 min read

Alcohol Is Not a Direct Cause of Cognitive Impairment in Older Men

New research claims alcohol consumption is not a direct cause of cognitive impairment in older men.

The image higlights the difference proteins in the fly brain.

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·February 20, 2014·7 min read

A Road Map and Dictionary for the Brain

Researchers produce a comprehensive atlas of neuroanatomical and computational centers in the brains of fruit flies.

This is a drawing of a fruit fly with z's coming out of its mouth, as if it were snoring.

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·February 20, 2014·3 min read

Study in Fruitflies Strengthens Connection Among Protein Misfolding, Sleep Loss, and Age

Researchers investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning sleep.

This is a picture of Louis Armstrong.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 19, 2014·3 min read

The Musical Brain: Novel Study of Jazz Players Shows Common Brain Circuitry Processes Both Music and Language

Researchers find brain regions that process syntax aren't limited to language alone.

This is a painting of a sleeping girl.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 19, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify the Switch That Says It’s Time to Sleep

Researchers discover the switch in the brain which helps promote sleep.

The image shows the location of the dorsal anterior premotor cortex in the brain.

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·February 19, 2014·5 min read

Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory

The brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.

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