FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2017·4 min readBrain Injury in Kids Might Lead to Alcohol AbuseAccording to a new Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience study, children who experienced TBI under the age of 5 were 3.6 times more likely to have problems with substance abuse as teens. Finding suggest traumatic brain injuries during early life could be a risk factor for alcohol abuse later in life.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2017·4 min readWhy Expensive Wine Appears to Taste BetterResearchers reveal how our brain's reward system tricks us into thinking a more expensive bottle of wine tastes better.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 13, 2017·5 min readChickenpox Virus Fatal in Newly Discovered ImmunodeficiencyResearchers at Aarhus University have identified a mutation in an immune system sensor that can result in chicken pox infection becoming fatal. According to the study, immune cells in those with extreme reaction to VZV neither detected the virus nor activated the immune system. The findings shed light on why some people are more susceptible to infections than others.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readFirst Mutant Ants Shed Light on Evolution of Social BehaviorModifying genes essential for sensing pheromones in ants resulted in the insects' displaying deficiencies in social behaviors and reduced ability to survive within a colony.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·4 min readReaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old AgeAccording to a PLOS ONE study, a person's intraindividual reaction time variability may be an independent predictor of mortality.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 10, 2017·6 min readHormone Shows Promise as Cognition EnhancerResearchers report klotho, a life extending protein, improved working memory, spatial memory and learning in mice. The researchers also noted a single injection of klotho was sufficient to improve cognitive ability and the effects were long lasting.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readBelief in Neuromyths is Extremely CommonA new Frontiers in Psychology study reveals many teachers believe in common misconceptions about learning and the brain. Researchers say they are considering creating an online training scheme aimed at educators to help dispel such neuromyths.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readPlaying With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video GamesA neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readInsight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ GeneResearchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 9, 2017·4 min readPreparing For Longevity: We Don’t Need to Become Frail As We AgeAccording to a Frontiers in Physiology report, frailty may not be an inevitability as we age. It may be treatable, and even preventable.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·6 min readBlocking Key Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’sResearchers discover targeting the HDAC2 enzyme, by blocking its interaction with Sp3, resulted in the reversal of memory loss in mice. The findings, published in Cell Reports, may offer a new avenue for treating memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 8, 2017·4 min read‘Ego Dissolving’ Psychedelic Drugs Could Assist With Mental HealthA new study in Neuroscience of Consciousness adds weight to previous findings about the potential benefits psychedelics could have for treating mental health disorders.Read More
