FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·January 14, 2022·4 min readSymptoms and Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder May Run In FamiliesFamily members of people with borderline personality disorder share similarities in brain structure and personality traits as those diagnosed with the personality disorder. Findings may point toward a hereditary component to personality disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2022·4 min readNew Screening Tool Developed to Automatically Identify Older Appearing Brains Typical of DementiaA new artificial intelligence algorithm analyses MRI data to accurately predict the age of a brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2022·4 min readThe Free-Energy Principle Explains the BrainThe free-energy principle can explain how neural networks minimize energy costs and are optimized for efficiency.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2022·4 min readOzone Exposure Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older AdultsStudy establishes a robust link between ozone exposure and an increase in cognitive impairment in older adults.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2022·4 min readLink Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia DiscoveredThe genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·3 min readNew Theory Proposes Forgetting Is Actually a Form of LearningResearchers propose forgetting memories or things we have learned may be a functional feature in the brain and actually an additional form of learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·5 min readDiving Deep Into the Different Effects of Morning and Evening ExerciseStudy reveals how the body produces different health-promoting signaling molecules in an organ-specific manner following exercise at different points during the day.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 13, 2022·3 min readHeart Disease Causes Early Brain Dysfunction and Can Treble Key Alzheimer’s ProteinHeart disease that causes brain dysfunction can lead to the development of Alzheimer's disease and triples the amount of amyloid-beta in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·6 min readNext-Generation Tissue Expansion Method Improves Neural ImagingResearchers have developed a new method that vastly improves the imaging of the structures of neural connections using standard confocal microscopes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 13, 2022·4 min readDried Goji Berries May Provide Protection Against Age-Related Vision LossEating a handful of dried goji berries five times a week may help delay or even prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration. Over a 90 day period, those who ate goji berries had an increase in protective pigments in their eyes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·3 min readEpstein-Barr Virus May Be Leading Cause of Multiple SclerosisThe risk of developing mutliple sclerosis increases 32 fold following Epstein-Barr virus infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 12, 2022·5 min readInflammatory Markers Are Conspicuous During an Early Stage of Alzheimer’sProteins belonging to the TAM family receptors may be a new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease. The elevated inflammatory markers are conspicuous, even before the onset of dementia.Read More