FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·11 min readNew Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive ElectrodesResearchers are developing new technologies that can stimulate and sense neurons in the human brain non-invasively.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·4 min readC. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains EmergeResearchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 13, 2016·4 min readNew Learning Rule For Pattern CompletionResearchers have discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 13, 2016·4 min readEvaluating Animal Threats and Human Intentions Uses Common Brain NetworkA new study provides insight into basic features of human cognition; how we understand and evaluate other creatures.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2016·3 min readREM Sleep is a Keystone of Memory Formation in MiceA new study provides evidence that REM sleep does play a vital role in memory formation, at least in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 12, 2016·4 min readA “Sixth Sense” Protects Drivers, Except When TextingA new study reports the anterior cingulate cortex intervenes when driving distracted, but not when texting and driving.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 12, 2016·5 min readBrain Cells That Aid Appetite Control Identified in MiceResearchers report their discovery could open new doors for the development of drugs to control obesity and weight gain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2016·5 min readCrowd Augmented Cognition: Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Accelerate LearningResearchers have designed crowdsourcing frameworks that combine the best qualities of machine learning and human intelligence, in order to allow distributed groups of workers to perform complicated cognitive tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2016·5 min readDevelopment of Gaze Following in Monkey is Similar to HumansResearchers report gaze following in monkeys develops in a way that is nearly identical to humans, suggesting the behavior may have deep evolutionary roots.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·3 min readTargeted Orphaned Domain May Lead to Drug TherapiesA new study reveals tthe serotonin type 3A ICD assembles into stable pentamers in solution in the absence of the other two domains, thought to be the drivers for oligomerization.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·3 min readSocial Objects in the BrainA new study reports we may experience symbolic objects as social entities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2016·6 min readCrosstalk Between Left and Right Hemisphere Is Key to Language DevelopmentResearchers report correct communication between both the right and left hemisphere is critical for the development of advanced language skills.Read More