Neuroscience

Neuroscience research articles are provided.

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.

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·August 19, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Discover Part of the Brain that Deciphers Memory from Novel Experience

According to a new study, two parts of the hippocampus work together to identify is a stimulus is novel or familiar.

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·August 19, 2015·3 min read

Understanding the Mechanism Driving Synapse Dysfunction

A new study reveals insights into the pathological mechanisms that cause dysfunctional synapses.

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·August 19, 2015·3 min read

Cancer Patients Help Researchers Study Pressure Inside the Brain During Zero Gravity

Four patients with cancer volunteer for a zero gravity ride into the upper atmosphere to help researchers study the effects of zero gravity on the brain.

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·August 19, 2015·6 min read

Creatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and Reward

According to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Human Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders

Using adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Nicotine Changes Marijuana’s Effect on the Brain

A new study reports on an inverse relationship of smaller hippocampal size yet better memory function in people who use both tobacco and marijuana.

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·August 17, 2015·3 min read

Whistled Turkish Helps Debunk Theory of Left Hemisphere Dominance in Language Processing

According to a new study, the left hemisphere of the brain is not dominant in the perception of all languages.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 17, 2015·5 min read

A Time and Place For Memories

A new study reports researchers have used neuroimaging technology to identify where the brain stores the time and place of real life memories.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 17, 2015·5 min read

Retrieving Hidden Traumatic Memories

According to a new study, researchers have discovered a mechanism in the brain which can restore stress related and unconscious memories.

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·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia Pathways

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to visualize the pathways that connect the different areas of the basal ganglia. The research could lead to new tracking of disease progression in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.