FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2017·4 min readCognitive Training Enhances Innovative Thinking and Brain Networks in Older AdultsFor healthy adults over 55, cognitive training can improve innovative thinking, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2017·4 min readBrain Auditions Different Cells When Learning a Task, Some Don’t Make the CutBrain cells initially increase as we learn new things, but many are either pruned or reused in other roles over time, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2017·4 min readMammal Brains Identify Type of Scent Faster Than Previously ThoughtResearchers report it takes less than a tenth of a second for mice to distinguish between different odors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2017·6 min readMusic Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making NetworkIn as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 14, 2017·5 min readLeft-Brained: Conservative Democrats Don’t Compute For Liberal VotersA new study reveals progressive democrats are more likely to scrutinize inconsistencies in evaluate them as negative when candidates stray from the party line.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2017·3 min readOur Amazing Ability to Recognize Images Seen Briefly 10 Years LaterA new study reveals people are able to recognize images they have only seen for a few seconds up to 10 years after exposure.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2017·4 min readDeadly Combination in Neurodegenerative Diseases RevealedA new mouse model has been developed that captures the pathology of sporadic neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2017·3 min readExercise Increases Brain SizeExercise increases the size of the left region of the hippocampus, an area of the brain critical for memory, a new study reveals.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Encodes SoundsResearchers report the auditory cortex may encode noises differently that was previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 10, 2017·4 min readMore Neuroscience Research Articles Are Reporting the Sex of Laboratory AnimalsA new study reports on a significant increase of neuroscience research papers where the authors report on the sex of the animals used in their studies.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 10, 2017·4 min readBiomarker May Predict Early Alzheimer’sResearchers discover the DAG peptide can recognize specific protein elevation in brain blood vessels of both mouse models and humans with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 10, 2017·3 min readSleep Apnea May Increase Alzheimer’s RiskA new study reports on a surprising link between OSA and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people who suffer a number of apneas per hour have increased accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain over time.Read More
