FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2012·5 min readSurgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic PatientTechnique could help those with C6, C7 spinal cord injuries. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·6 min readNeuroscientists Reach Major Milestone in Whole-Brain Circuit Mapping ProjectNeuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reached an important milestone today, publicly releasing the first installment of data from...Read More
Brain CancerNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2012·2 min readWisconsin Research Team Reveals Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor CellsNew research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2012·2 min readNaturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic PainResearchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...Read More
Open Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 14, 2012·2 min readA Toothy Grin or Angry Snarl Makes it Easy to Stand Out in a CrowdNew study finds visible teeth are key to identifying a face in a large group. Scientists have found new evidence...Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 20, 2012·3 min read1 in 8 Heart Patients Suffer PTSDPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doubles risk of future cardiac event and death. One in eight people who suffer a heart...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2012·4 min readFinding Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Parkinson’s DrugLong-term aim is to develop new treatments to block the spread of damaged proteins in the brain. Van Andel Institute...Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 2, 2012·3 min readResearchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum DisorderUsing cyclocreatine, researchers successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder known as creatine transporter deficiency in a mouse model of autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 6, 2012·2 min readPupil Dilation Reveals Sexual OrientationResearchers used a specialized infrared lens to measure pupillary changes to participants watching erotic videos. Pupils widened most to videos of people who participants found attractive, thereby revealing where they were on the sexual spectrum from heterosexual to homosexual.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2012·3 min readResearchers Reveal New Mechanism Behind More Male AutismResearch into two sex hormones released by the testes of male fetuses and boys may help solve the mystery of why autism is much more common in boys than girls.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 16, 2012·3 min readCommon Parasite May Trigger Suicide AttemptsNew research adds to the growing work linking an infection caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts. About 10-20 percent of people in the United States have T. gondii, in their bodies.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 17, 2012·4 min readWhy Are Elderly Duped?Researchers report they’ve pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others.Read More
