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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.

The image shows the different cerebral ateries from a sagittal section of the human brain.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 27, 2014·3 min read

Sex-Specific Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow Begin at Puberty

Different levels of cerebral blood flow between males and females during puberty could give hints to developing differences in behavior between the two sexes and sex-specific pre-disposition to certain psychiatric disorders, a new study suggests.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 27, 2014·2 min read

‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old Ones

Researchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 27, 2014·4 min read

Learning Early in Life May Help Keep Brain Cells Alive

A new study reports neurons survive better when mastering a task early in life.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 26, 2014·3 min read

Did Standing Up Change Our Brains?

Researchers evaluate whether becoming bipedal changed human neuronal function.

This image shows midbrain mouse neurons.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 23, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Profile Active Genes in Neurons Based on Connections

Researchers have devised a way to create snapshots of gene expression in neurons based on their connections.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·May 22, 2014·2 min read

Releasing the Brakes for Learning

Researchers discover learning processes in the brain are dynamically regulated by various types of interneurons.

This image mature neurons generated from human stem cells.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 21, 2014·3 min read

Functional Nerve Cells from Skin Cells

Researchers develop a new method of generating neurons from skin cells.

This image shows neural structures and electrical signal lines.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 21, 2014·3 min read

Neuroscience’s Grand Question

Researchers create a new theoretical model to understand how cells monitor and self regulate their properties.

This image is taken from the video and shows a 3D representation of a neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 19, 2014·5 min read

Illuminating Neuron Activity in 3D

Researchers have created a new imaging system which reveals neural activity throughout the brain of living animals.

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·May 9, 2014·4 min read

Your Brain on Speed: Walking Doesn’t Impair Thinking and Multitasking

Researchers examine how well study participants perform spatial cognitive tasks while walking and standing still.

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·May 8, 2014·4 min read

Small Mutation Changes Brain Freeze to Hot Foot

Researchers have discovered a small change in a single protein which turns a cold sensitive receptor into one that senses heat.

This image shows how the brain reacts to the soft handoff of items.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 8, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Capture Handoff of Tracked Object Between Brain Hemispheres

New research looks at how the two hemispheres of the brain coordinate to track moving objects.

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