FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 2, 2017·2 min readHow Sleep Helps the Brain to Reorganize ItselfA Nature Communications study reveals the activity of dendrites increase as we sleep. This increased activity could be key to how we are able to form memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2017·6 min readNew Clues From Brain Structures of Mantis ShrimpAn eLife study reveals mantis shrimps have mushroom bodies in the brains. A key player in memory and learning in insects, mushroom bodies have not previously been identified in crustaceans. Researchers believe their finding could shed light on how brain structures evolved in arthropods.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2017·5 min readBiomarker May Help Diagnose CTE During LifeUntil now, chronic traumatic encephalopathy could only be diagnosed post-mortem. Researchers have identified a potential biomarker that could help diagnose CTE during a person's lifetime.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readBeer Can Lift Your Spirits: Hordenine Activates Brain’s Reward CenterHordenine, a substance present in beer and malted barley, activates dopamine D2 receptors through G proteins, leading to a possibly prolonged effect on the brain's reward center, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2017·6 min readNew Functions of the Hippocampus UnveiledA new PNAS study reveals the hippocampus can promote brain wide functional connectivity in the cerebral cortex, and enhance sensory response. Researchers say the hippocampus should be considered to the the 'heart of the brain'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2017·3 min readWhy Do We Fall Asleep When We’re Bored?According to researchers, the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with pleasure and motivation, can also promote sleep. Researchers believe the findings might help answer why we often fall asleep when we are bored.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2017·4 min readActions Are At Odds With Beliefs For People With OCDResearchers report the actions of those with OCD don't take into account things they have learned.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2017·6 min readParkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory SystemMax Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2017·5 min readFor Boys At Risk of Psychopathy, Laughter Isn’t So ContagiousAccording to a new study, boys who show behaviors consistent with psychopathic traits report they did not want to join in with laughter as much as their peers. Additionally, neuroimaging revealed reduced response to the sound of laughter in areas of the brain associated with emotional perception.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2017·8 min readStudy Splits Incurable Childhood Brain Tumors Into 10 New DiseasesBased on a large scale meta analysis, researchers report striking differences between children's high grade gliomas, so much so that they could be split into 10 different subtypes based on different characteristics. The findings have important implications for developing new and individualized treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2017·6 min readModeling Brain Connections to Understand Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers have created computer models of the neural connections in both health brains and brains of people suffering from Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2017·4 min readWhat Happens When Nerve Cells Stop Working?A new study investigates what happens during micro-failures in neural communication and looks at potential methods of preventing long term damage.Read More
