FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2018·3 min readOlder Adults Who Have Slower Walking Speeds May Have Increased Dementia RiskA new study reveals older adults with slower walking speeds are at an increased risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2018·7 min readThis Many: Unlocking the Relationship Between Math Ability and FingersResearchers report finger configurations used in children for counting and communicating numeric information are associated with number representation in the brain. Additionally, this association can be observed during adulthood.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2018·3 min readHow Do We Lose Memory? A STEP at a TimeA new study reports increased levels of STEP in the hippocampus is linked to mild cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 23, 2018·3 min readAnalyzing Past Failures May Boost Future Performance by Reducing StressResearchers report writing about past failures can lower the stress response and enhance performance when faced with a new stressful task.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2018·4 min readThe Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed Since the 20th CenturyA new study challenges long held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in closer proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2018·6 min readBrain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent SeizuresResearchers have developed what they have dubbed a 'brain stethoscope', a device capable of turning EEG brain wave data into sound. The device is able to detect epileptic seizures that do not result in convulsions.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2018·5 min readBeing Hungry Turns Off Perception of Chronic PainResearchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 22, 2018·3 min readAntioxidants and Amino Acids Could Play Role in Psychosis TreatmentResearchers report antioxidant supplements and amino acids, such as Taurine, can help to reduce symptoms of psychosis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 21, 2018·3 min readNew Genetic Mutation Linked to ALSResearchers report the KIF5A gene is linked to ALS.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readSocial Media Use at Age 10 May Reduce Adolescent Girls’ WellbeingA new study links increased time spent on social media by 10 year old girls to a decline in wellbeing at the age of 15.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2018·3 min readHow Obesity Dulls the Sense of TasteResearchers report inflammation driven by obesity reduces the number of taste buds in mice. As a result, obese mice had a diminished sense of taste.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readAmygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults; Except in AutismA new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age.Read More