FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2019·4 min readPhantom Limb Sensation ExplainedA new study reveals functional changes occur among sensitive and motor brain regions following amputation. The findings shed new light on why some people feel phantom limb sensations following the loss of a limb.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 22, 2019·5 min readHow the Brain Processes ImagesResearchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2019·4 min readNew Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand IsA new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2019·5 min readElectric Bikes Could Provide Older People with Brain BoostOlder adults who exercise by using electric bicycles experience comparable cognitive and mental health benefits to those who use a standard, pedal powered bike.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2019·4 min readPrenatal Phthalate Exposure Linked to Motor Skill Deficiencies at Age 11A new study links exposure to phthalates during pregnancy and an increased risk of motor skill deficits in 11 year old children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2019·3 min readTeenage Depression Linked to Inability to Recall Specific MemoriesA new study reports teens with high levels of depression display poorer working memory in tests than those with low symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2019·3 min readOptimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive AbilityAccording to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·5 min readPeering Inside the Minds of Worms For Clues on How Memories FormA new study in worms reveals memory blocking is not a result of problems with memory formation, but instead with memory recall.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·3 min readNew AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom ClustersA newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 20, 2019·8 min readEEG Helps Predict Epileptic Seizures Minutes in AdvanceResearchers report EEG technology can help to predict the onset of epileptic seizures up to four minutes in advance. Additionally, acetate, an edible acid, may help to prevent seizures if they are detected with enough notice.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·3 min readGenetic Mechanism Involved in How Females Inherit Traits IdentifiedResearchers have identified a specific mechanism involved in how females inherit traits. The findings could help reduce susceptibility to Fragile X and Rett syndrome, the researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2019·4 min readMandarin Chinese Could Help Us Understand How Infants Learn EnglishA new study considers how lexical tones can affect an infant's ability to associated words with objects.Read More
