FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 19, 2022·4 min readFour New Brain Areas Involved in Many Cognitive Processes MappedResearchers have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that play critical roles in cognitive processing. Two of these newly mapped areas are larger in females than in males.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2022·5 min readSharing a Laugh: Scientists Teach a Robot When to Have a Sense of HumorResearchers have designed a shared-laughter AI system that responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2022·4 min readTalk With Your Hands? You Might Think With Them Too!Constraining hand movements affects the processing of object-meaning, a finding which supports the theory of embodied cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2022·4 min readThe Hemispheres Are Not Equal: How the Brain Is Not SymmetricalStudy finds subtle variations in the functional organization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 15, 2022·5 min readFitness Trackers Reveal Links Between Exercise, Memory, and Mental HealthSpecific intensities of exercise over a long period of time are associated with different aspects of memory and mental health.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2022·5 min readRepeated Infections Associated With Increased Risk of Some Neurodegenerative DiseasesEarly-to-midlife infections that require hospital care are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 14, 2022·4 min readA Switch Telling the Brain When to Learn and When to RememberStudy reveals a neural signal in the hippocampus that enables the brain to alternate between learning and remembering modes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 14, 2022·7 min readObtaining Effects Through Virtual Reality Comparable to Those of Psychedelic DrugsResearchers reveal how participating in a group virtual reality experience can produce responses similar to those triggered by psychedelics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2022·6 min readOlder Adults With Regular Activity Routines Are Happier and Do Better on Cognitive TestsGetting up early and remaining active throughout the day helps older adults perform better on cognitive tests, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2022·3 min readThe Gene to Which We Owe Our Big BrainThe ARHGAP11B gene played a critical role in the development of the human neocortex during evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 12, 2022·7 min readHow Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the MidbrainNeurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2022·4 min readAnti-diarrhea Medication May Help Treat Core Autism SymptomsLoperamide, a common anti-diarrhea medication, could help treat core symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder. The drug activates the μ-opioid receptor, helping to improve social behaviors.Read More
