Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills
Study reveals the ability to anticipate touch also indicates a child's ability to focus.... Read More...
Neuroscience
Neuroscience research articles are provided.
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.
Brain Activity Shows Development of Visual Sensitivity in Autism
Researchers report sensory responses change between childhood and adulthood in those with ASD. ... Read More...
Pain: Perception and Motor Impulses Arise in Brain Independently of One Another
Study reveals the brain yields at least three different responses to pain, and these responses are independent of each other.... Read More...
How Bullying Affects the Brain
A new study reports children and teens who face chronic bullying have altered brain structure, as well as problems with anxiety and depression. Researchers found those who were bullies had structural changes to the putamen and caudate, contributing to the development of anxiety related behaviors and emotional processing.... Read More...
Researchers Report Findings From Havana Embassy Phenomenon
Researchers present their findings about the acute neurosensory symptoms experienced by workers in the Havana embassy exposed to a unique sound and pressure phenomenon in 2016. ... Read More...
Developing Brains of Preterm Babies Benefit From Caffeine Therapy
A new study reveals caffeine therapy appears to have benefits for healthy brain development in children born prematurely. Researchers report preterm babies given caffeine therapy had better cognitive scores, reduced odds of cerebral palsy and less hearing impairments as toddlers. ... Read More...
Gut Hormone Increases Response to Food
Researchers discover activity in brain regions involved in reward response from dopamine was higher in subjects injected with the hormone ghrelin, but only when responding to images associated with food smells. The study reports ghrelin controls the extent to which the brain associates reward with food odors.... Read More...
How Catnip Makes the Chemical that Causes Cats to Go Crazy
Researchers describe how catnip produces nepetalactone, the substance that creates cats to become intoxicated by the plant. The study also identifies three new enzymes with unusual activity.... Read More...
New Discoveries Predict Ability to Forecast Dementia From Single Molecule
Researchers report single tau proteins have different shapes, and the folds of the molecules could help doctors to predict which type of dementia a person is likely to suffer from. ... Read More...
How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall
After creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.... Read More...
Meditation Adapts the Brain to Respond to Better Feedback
Researchers report the brains of those who practice meditation are less affected by negative feedback than those who do not meditate. The study reports this could be due to altered dopamine levels caused by the act of meditation.... Read More...
These Bacteria May Be the Key to Treating Clinical Depression
Researchers report low levels of GABA producing bacteria is associated with brain signatures of depression. They believe it may be possible to treat clinical depression by increasing GABA producing bacteria.... Read More...