FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 6, 2017·5 min readIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s – a Key Discovery About Human MemoryA new study links a person's visual long term memory to tracking how an object moves.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2017·3 min readPupil Signals Uncertainty During Decision MakingPupil dilation is at its largest when people are most uncertain about their situation, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readNot So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for LentDecided to cut back on sugary treats? A new article considers why it might not be such a sweet idea for all.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 5, 2017·4 min readMusical Scales May Have Developed to Accommodate Vocal LimitationsA new study could help to explain the evolutionary development of scales and how speech production for tone languages may have occurred.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2017·5 min readStem Cells Derived Neural Networks Grown On Chip As An Alternative to Animal TestingA new method of growing neural networks from stem cells is capable of detecting the activity of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins and could help to minimize animal research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2017·3 min readThe Chef’s BrainResearchers report a chef's skills and expertise are embodied in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor function and cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2017·4 min readUnderstanding the Brain With the Help of Artificial IntelligenceResearchers have trained neural networks to accelerate the reconstruction of neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2017·6 min readTracking Dopamine in the BrainA new sensor could help to reveal the role dopamine plays in learning and emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·4 min readThe Music In Our SpeechResearchers embark on a study into the brain structures that process speech and music, and finds commonalities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·3 min readNew Mechanism to Control Information Flow in the BrainSst interneurons play a vital role in controlling information flow in the brain when we are awake and alert, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 2, 2017·4 min readDiscovery Reveals Brain Abnormality And Mirror Movement LinkA new study reports a condition that forces people to involuntarily mirror movements in opposing limbs may be linked to agenesis of the corpus callosum.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·5 min readRed Hair Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Parkinson’s and MelanomaMice that carry a gene associated with red hair have reduced production of dopamine in the substantia nigra and are more susceptible to toxins that can damage these dopaminergic neurons.Read More
