FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 8, 2022·4 min readAlcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas That Process EmotionsHeavy drinkers and those at risk of alcohol use disorder show reduced communication between brain areas associated with social and emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·5 min readHybrid Machine-Learning Approach Gives a Hand to Prosthetic-Limb Gesture AccuracyResearchers have developed a novel hybrid machine learning approach to muscle gesture recognition in prosthetic arms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·8 min readSurvivors of Weather-Related Disasters May Have Accelerated AgingStudy demonstrates the effects natural disasters may have on molecularly accelerated aging on the immune systems of monkeys.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·4 min readGenetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain StructureResearchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·5 min readNo Time to Exercise? What About Three Seconds a Day?Lifting weights for just three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 7, 2022·3 min readA Yet Unknown Neural Mechanism of Habit Formation IdentifiedStudy provides insight into the behavioral function of dopamine signaling in the striatum.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 7, 2022·4 min readWho Is That? Kids Find It More Difficult Than Adults to Recognize Faces Behind MasksFindings suggest children's facial perception abilities are not only profoundly impaired when people wear facemasks, but the level of impairment is greater than in adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 7, 2022·4 min readResearchers Engineer Human Spinal Cord Implants for Treating ParalysisResearchers engineered functional human spinal cord tissue from cells and human materials which, when implanted into animal models of spinal cord injury, restored walking ability in 80% of the test subjects.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·5 min readBrain Stimulation Rapidly Improves Cognitive Deficits in Long-COVIDCognitive deficits as a result of long-COVID can be significantly improved within 3 - 4 days following alternating non-invasive brain stimulation using microcurrents.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2022·3 min readNon-invasive Method to Deliver Drugs to the BrainApplying rapid short pulses of ultrasound can non-invasively deliver liposomes directly to the brain, across the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2022·3 min readDiscovery of a Novel Role for an Elusive Brain Region in Maternal Behaviors in MiceResearchers have identified a novel role for hormone-sensitive neurons in the Edinger Westphal nucleus which are essential for maternal nesting behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 6, 2022·4 min readNot Everyone Is Male or Female – The Growing Controversy Over Sex DesignationResearchers say millions of people do not fit neatly into the sex designation assigned to them at birth, and a wrongful identification can set them up for a lifetime of mental health and physical challenges.Read More