FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 29, 2013·2 min readIt’s Shocking: Ultra-Focused Electric Current Helps Brain Curb PainResearchers treat pain by 'shocking' the brain with low doses of electrical current delivered non-invasively to patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2013·5 min readVIP Treatment for Jet LagVIP, a molecule which desynchronizes the cells in the biological clock help also helps the circadian clock adjust more quickly to abrupt shifts in light/dark schedules.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2013·2 min readSnakes on the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to See Snakes?Researchers discover specific neurons in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys respond to images of snakes.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2013·3 min readNeuroscientists Discover New ‘Mini-Neural Computer’ in the BrainResearchers show dendrites actively process information, multiplying the brain's "computing power". The findings could help provide better understanding of neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2013·2 min readA Trace of Memory: Researchers Watch Neurons in the Brain During Learning and Memory RecallResearchers track single neurons in mice brains over time using advanced neuroimaging techniques. The new technique allowed them to establish the processes at play during memory formation and recall.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 24, 2013·3 min readGrasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion StingThe toxic sting from scorpions acts as an analgesic, rather than pain stimulant, in grasshopper mice, new research finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2013·3 min readFeedback Loops and Localization ErrorsA new study describes a feedback loop which modulates the processing of auditory signals in a frequency-dependent manner.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·3 min readSeeing the Song: How and When the Auditory System Registers Complex Auditory-Visual SynchronyResearchers investigate how the brain responds to complex audio-visual stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 23, 2013·2 min readResearchers Uncover a Mechanism for Improving Song Learning in Juvenile Zebra FinchesStudying juvenile zebra finches, researchers discover a mechanism which could possibly be responsible for the differences in the intensity of song learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·3 min readNew Biological Links Between Sleep Deprivation and the Immune System DiscoveredBiological mechanisms related to sleep loss affect the immune system and trigger an inflammatory response, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2013·5 min readTraumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH AwardThe NIH is awarding researchers $18.8 million to help support global research into concussions and TBI.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2013·4 min readBaby’s Innate Number Sense Predicts Future Math SkillBabies who are able to tell the difference between large and small groups of items prior to learning how to count are more likely to be proficient in mathematics later in life, a new study reports.Read More
