FeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2019·2 min readResearchers Create Organoid of a Brain Region to Study Cognitive DisordersResearchers have created an organoid of the thalamus, which they have fused with an organoid of the frontal cortex in order to study ASD, depression and other neuropsychiatric conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·February 22, 2019·5 min readSeeing Through Another’s Eyes: How We Use Others’ Viewpoints to Make DecisionsResearchers shed light on how we are able to effectively form mental images of how objects look to other people.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2019·5 min readNew MRI Sensor Can Image Activity Deep Within the BrainResearchers at MIT have developed a new neuroimaging technique that can track signaling processes inside neurons. The MRI sensor will enable researchers to identify the roles neurons play in different types of behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2019·4 min readPhantom Limb Sensation ExplainedA new study reveals functional changes occur among sensitive and motor brain regions following amputation. The findings shed new light on why some people feel phantom limb sensations following the loss of a limb.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 22, 2019·5 min readHow the Brain Processes ImagesResearchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2019·4 min readNew Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand IsA new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2019·5 min readElectric Bikes Could Provide Older People with Brain BoostOlder adults who exercise by using electric bicycles experience comparable cognitive and mental health benefits to those who use a standard, pedal powered bike.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2019·4 min readPrenatal Phthalate Exposure Linked to Motor Skill Deficiencies at Age 11A new study links exposure to phthalates during pregnancy and an increased risk of motor skill deficits in 11 year old children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2019·3 min readTeenage Depression Linked to Inability to Recall Specific MemoriesA new study reports teens with high levels of depression display poorer working memory in tests than those with low symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2019·3 min readOptimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive AbilityAccording to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·5 min readPeering Inside the Minds of Worms For Clues on How Memories FormA new study in worms reveals memory blocking is not a result of problems with memory formation, but instead with memory recall.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·3 min readNew AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom ClustersA newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy.Read More