Neuroscience

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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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·December 13, 2016·6 min read

Estrogen Increases Vision Loss Risk in Rare Genetic Disease

A new study suggests blocking estrogen may help preserve eyesight in girls with NF1.

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·December 13, 2016·4 min read

How Our Brains Are Biologically Tuned to Be Influenced by Confident People

The brain automatically places more value on the opinions of people who appear to be confident, a new study reports.

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·December 13, 2016·3 min read

Your Left Hand Knows What Your Right Hand is Doing

Findings using virtual reality could help to improve treatments for people with limited hand strength.

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·December 13, 2016·3 min read

Sleep Helps Process Traumatic Experiences

A new study reveals sleep could be used as an early prevention strategy against PTSD.

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·December 12, 2016·5 min read

Macaques Have the Anatomy, But Not the Brain, For Human Speech

According to researchers, macaques have the vocal anatomy to speak like humans, but lack the neural circuitry to do it.

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·December 12, 2016·6 min read

How Hearing Loss Can Change the Way Nerve Cells Are Wired

A new study reports short term hearing loss can lead to changes in the auditory system, forcing neurons to alter their shape and behavior.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 12, 2016·4 min read

Can You Unconsciously Forget an Experience?

Researchers report that, when faced with a traumatic event, the memory can be blocked in order for the brain to protect itself.

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·December 12, 2016·3 min read

Discovery of New Verbal Working Memory Architecture Has Implications for Artificial Intelligence

New findings about how the brain processes information in verbal working memory could have implications for the development of new AI systems, researchers report.

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·December 12, 2016·4 min read

Study Uncovers Details of Information Processing in the Brain

A new study looks at how our brains process information when we pay attention and attempt to ignore stimuli.

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·December 10, 2016·4 min read

Oxytocin Improves Synchronization in Leader-Follower Interaction

According to a new study, people with higher levels of oxytocin could be more in-sync with the beat of music than those with lower levels of the hormone.