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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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·April 19, 2017·4 min read

Beet This: Beetroot Juice Before Exercise Helps Older Brains Perform More Efficiently

Researchers say drinking beetroot juice prior to exercise can help the aging brain to perform more efficiently.

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·April 19, 2017·5 min read

Brain Sets Unique Learning Rate for Everything We Do By Self Adjusting to the Environment

Using a synaptic mechanism called metaplasticity, the brain can self adjust learning rates, researchers report.

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·April 19, 2017·4 min read

Why Animals Evolved to Favor One Side of the Brain

A new study looks at why people and animals tend to naturally favor one side of our bodies over the other.

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·April 19, 2017·4 min read

What a Trip: First Evidence for Higher State of Consciousness Found

Researchers observe a sustained increase in neural signal diversity in people under the influence of psychedelics.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 18, 2017·3 min read

Cells in the Retina Light the Way to Treating Jet Lag

Researchers have discovered a group of neurons in the retina that affect circadian rhythm by sending signals to the SCN.

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·April 18, 2017·4 min read

Motor Neurons Adjust to Control Tasks

Findings enhance understanding how the brain controls movement.

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·April 18, 2017·3 min read

Familial Poverty Affects Toddlers’ Brain Function

Toddlers who come from a more impoverished background show more immature brain function and less of an ability to detect errors, a new study reports.

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·April 18, 2017·5 min read

Hearing Tests Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

Researchers report many hearing tests fail to pick up a common form of inner ear damage that leads to hearing loss.

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·April 18, 2017·6 min read

Study Traces Birth and Death Life Cycle of Neurons in the Gut: Mouse Study

Researchers report a healthy adult gut can lose and regenerate one third of its neurons on a weekly basis.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 18, 2017·4 min read

Eye Expressions Offer a Glimpse Into the Evolution of Emotion

Studies support Darwin's theories of emotional evolution, finding expressions originate from sensory function rather than social communication.

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·April 18, 2017·5 min read

The Impossibility of Immorality

According to researchers, by default, we tend to view immoral acts as if they were simply impossible.

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·April 18, 2017·7 min read

Using Antidepressants During Pregnancy Does Not Increase Autism or ADHD Risk

A new study reveals antidepressant use during early pregnancy does not increase the risk for the offspring developing ADHD or autism, as previous studies suggest. However there was a slight increase in the risk of premature birth associated with antidepressant use during the first trimester.