FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2017Higher Estrogen Levels Linked to Increased Alcohol Sensitivity in Brain’s Reward CenterNeurons in the ventral tegmental area, an area of the brain considered to be the reward center, fire more rapidly to alcohol when estrogen levels are elevated, a new study reports. The study may shed light on how alcohol addiction develops in some women. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·November 25, 2019Babies in the womb may see more than we thoughtLight sensitive cells in the fetal retina communicate as part of an interconnected network, giving the retina more light sensitivity during development that previously believed. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 16, 2019When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?People are more confident in decisions, and execute choices more quickly, if they are chasing a reward. However, we become more flexible in our decisions when trying to avoid a negative outcome. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2018Brainwaves Synchronize to the Speed of Talking, Influencing the Way We Hear WordsAccording to researchers, the speed at which a person speaks influences the way we hear and understand upcoming words. A new study reports our brain waves synchronize to speech rate, influencing how we hear and perceive words. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2018Lipid Accumulation in Brain May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’sResearchers report the accumulation of glycosphingolipids in the substantia nigra appears to be elevated in Parkinson's disease patients. The finding could be used as a biomarker for helping diagnose Parkinson's before symptoms of the disease set in. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·April 11, 2018Babies Make the Link Between Vocal and Facial EmotionBabies as young as six months of age are able to transfer emotional information from the auditory to visual mode, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 22, 2016Global Brain Initiatives Generate Wealth of Neuroscience DataA team of neuroscientists have collaborated to develop a plan for managing, analyzing and sharing neuroscience data. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2019‘Key player’ identified in genetic link to psychiatric conditionsCYFIP1 plays a key role in the damaging effects of 15q11.2 deletion. When CYFIP1 is missing, myelin abnormalities occur. The findings shed light on how psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, may develop. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2020Indoor precautions essential to stem airborne COVID-19Researchers urge health officials to recognize and inform the public that airborne transmission of COVID-19 from droplets expelled by an infected person can spread beyond six feet. The study reports ventilation systems in cruises could have spread the virus between passengers. Measures to reduce indoor viral airborne transmission are proposed. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·May 1, 2020New gene therapy for complete color blindness tested in patientsNew gene therapy may help those with achromatopsia, or complete color blindness, to improve visual function. The treatment targets the CNGA3 gene, which is implicated in one-third of achromatopsia cases. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2018Gene Variant Found in Brain Complicit in Multiple Sclerosis OnsetResearchers report genetic variants can affect neural function, which become complicit in triggering multiple sclerosis. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2017Two Repurposed Drugs Arrest Neurodegeneration: Mouse StudyResearchers have identified two drugs, including one in trial as an anti-cancer drug, that appears to prevent neurodegeneration. Read More
