Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 28, 2018·13 min readLiving with Sensory Processing DisorderScientists are beginning to understand the neuroscience behind sensory processing disorder and are developing new therapies to help those with SPD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2018·6 min read‘Music of Speech’ Linked to Brain Area Unique to HumansResearchers reveal the area of the brain that controls our voice box, allowing us to alter the pitch of our speech. The insight could pave the way for advancing neuroprosthetics to allow people who can't speak, to express themselves in a naturalistic way.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosSponsored Neuroscience News·June 28, 2018·6 min readSfN Journals: Encouraging Innovation, Promoting RigorThe Society for Neuroscience's Journal of Neuroscience has a well-established and respected history in scientific publishing, and eNeuro, now in its fourth year, is able to adapt to changes stemming from and felt throughout the field.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 28, 2018·5 min readNovel Drug Therapy Partially Restores Hearing: Mouse StudyResearchers have been able to partially restore hearing in mouse models of an inherited form of progressive human deafness with the help of a small molecule based drug.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 28, 2018·5 min readHow the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps Organize Your ActionsResearchers shed light on how behavior is organized in the brain. The study reports learned behaviors are organized in a hierarchy of multiple levels of control.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 28, 2018·4 min readEarly Maternal Diet Affects Brain Development and Adult MemoryA new study reveals maternal diet during pregnancy can have dramatic implications for fetal brain development and can impact short term memory in adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·4 min readNew Mechanism Involved in Age Related Memory Loss DiscoveredResearchers report specific alterations in signaling circuits associated with memory can induce an abnormal response in neurons, which is linked to the aging process and cognitive decline.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2018·4 min readAlmost 40 Years After Autism Was Officially Identified, Researchers Look at How Older Adults Are Affected by the DiagnosisResearchers are studying the brain activity of adults with ASD to better understand the cognitive changes that occur across aging in adulthood.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 27, 2018·4 min readNext Generation EEG Could Help Bring Back Lost Brain FunctionA new device that combines brain stimulation with EEG recordings could help to restore brain function in those suffering neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·4 min readDopamine’s Role in Unlearning Fearful AssociationResearchers report dopamine neurons may play a role in fear extinction. The study suggests targeting dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area could be of therapeutic benefit to reduce the impact of learned fear in PTSD and anxiety disorders.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·5 min readYour Brain with a MigraineResearchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be used to stop it in its tracks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2018·5 min readDefining the Brain Mosaic in Fruit Flies and HumansA new study reveals the same calcium signaling mechanism is required to generate specific classes of neurons in the brain.Read More
