FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 14, 2017·4 min readThis Is Your Brain On ExerciseA new study investigates whether vision is more sensitive during exercise.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 14, 2017·3 min readHow the Brain Maintains Useful MemoriesA new study reveals how the brain encodes useful memories while losing the irrelevant and minor details over time.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 13, 2017·5 min readBrain Scanners Allow Scientists to ‘Read Minds’ – Could They Now Enable a ‘Big Brother’ Future?Researchers question just how far fMRI research should go when trying to understand what exactly is going on inside our heads.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2017·3 min readMonkey Fights Help Explain Tipping Points in Animal SocietiesFour or five angry monkeys at one time can cause the social system to destabilize and cause massive fights to break out, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2017·4 min readTraffic Light in the BrainResearchers have identified the roles five sub-areas of the prefrontal cortex make in movement decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2017·5 min readBroken Pebbles Offer Clues to Paleolithic Funeral RitualsResearchers report humans may have destroyed objects to remove their symbolic power up to 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2017·4 min readPrebiotics May Help to Cope With StressUpping your intake of prebiotics is not only beneficial for your gut bacteria, it may also help to recover normal sleep patterns following a stressful event, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 10, 2017·3 min readBright Spots in Brain CellsResearchers report neurons move the site of microRNA maturation away from the cytoplasm out to the dendrites.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2017·5 min readSoccer Success in the Young Can Be Measured in the BrainCognitive function can be quantified and linked to how well a child performs in a game of soccer, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2017·3 min readNoradrenaline Enhances Vision Through Beta-Adrenergic ReceptorsResearchers document the role noradrenaline plays in modulating the primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 9, 2017·4 min readThe Internet and Your Brain Are More Alike Than You ThinkAn algorithm used for the internet may help researchers learn about the human brain, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2017·5 min readAnti-Cell Death Agent A Potential Treatment For Vision Loss in MSST266 produces an anti-inflammatory effect and can help preserve cells in the optic nerve, a new study reports.Read More
