FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2018·4 min readThe Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed Since the 20th CenturyA new study challenges long held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in closer proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 23, 2018·4 min readShedding Light on the Perception of MotionA new study reveals how neurons implicated in the perception of motion are formed in the brains of fruit flies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2018·3 min readFrom Signal Propagation to Consciousness: A Potential Connection DiscoveredResearchers investigate the neural mechanisms behind consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2018·6 min readBrain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent SeizuresResearchers have developed what they have dubbed a 'brain stethoscope', a device capable of turning EEG brain wave data into sound. The device is able to detect epileptic seizures that do not result in convulsions.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2018·5 min readBeing Hungry Turns Off Perception of Chronic PainResearchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 22, 2018·5 min readNew Brain Scanner Allows Patients to Move Freely For the First TimeResearchers have designed and developed a new MEG brain scanner that allows patients to move while undergoing neuroimaging evaluations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2018·4 min readObesity Trigger Identified Within Human GutAccording to researchers, gut serotonin levels are doubled in obese people. Researchers report obesity may be characterized by an increased capacity to release and produce serotonin in the gut.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 21, 2018·4 min readCan the Healthy Brain Offer Clues to Curing Alzheimer’s?A new paper reports fully investigating the brain before the onset of dementia may herald clues for developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 21, 2018·3 min readSome Gut Feelings Are A Red FlagResearchers report gut-to-brain signals can influence emotions, mood and decision making, prompting people to avoid situations that make them feel uneasy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2018·5 min readForgetting Details But Getting the Gist May Prompt False Memories in Older AdultsOlder people may rely more on schematic memory, resulting in a difficulty distinguishing between a memory of a real event and a false memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·4 min readBrain Area Involved in Understanding Social Interactions IdentifiedResearchers implicate the posterior superior temporal sulcus in our ability to process social interactions efficiently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2018·1 min readMyelin Continues to Grow Throughout LifeResearchers report myelin continues to form and restructure in the adult brain.Read More