FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 17, 2016·4 min readGenetic Mutation Causes Ataxia in Humans and DogsA new study identifies a genetic mutation as an additional cause of cerebellar ataxia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·4 min readExercise 4 Hours After Learning Helps Boost MemoryAccording to researchers, people who exercised four hours after learning something new retained the information better two days later than those who either didn't exercise or exercised immediately following the learning experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·5 min readNatural Molecule Could Improve Parkinson’s SymptomsN-acetylcysteine appears to help enable dopamine neurons to recover some function, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 16, 2016·6 min readSingle Species of Gut Bacteria Can Reverse Autism Related Social Behavior: Mouse StudyResearchers culture a strain of Lactobacillus reuteri from human breast milk and introduced it to mice. They discovered treatment with this bacterial strain appeared to rescue social behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·4 min readHow Older People LearnImpaired perception experienced by older people goes hand in hand with a spatial enhancement of brain activity, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·6 min readMemory Loss Reversed in 10 Alzheimer’s PatientsResearchers report the results of MRI scans and psychological testing show marked improvements in memory for ten Alzheimer's patients following treatments with programmatic and personalized therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2016·4 min readA Protective Strategy Against Pesticide Linked Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study sheds light on how ziram causes the loss of the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2016·6 min readResearchers Block Action of Alzheimer’s Tau Protein in MiceResearchers report a drug called phenylbutyrate may protect against damage caused by the tau protein in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 14, 2016·5 min readNew Equation Reveals How People’s Fortunes Affect Our HappinessResearchers have developed a new equation that shows how hour happiness not only depends on what happens to us, but also how our experiences compare to other people's.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·5 min readHow Insights into Human Learning Can Foster Smarter Artificial IntelligenceA new study updates a theory originally developed to explain how humans learn and highlights its importance as a framework to guide AI.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·3 min readHow Environmental Toxin Dioxin Alters Brain Development: Mouse StudyA new study sheds light on how exposure to an environmental toxin can have implications for the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·7 min readRegenerating Memory With Neural Stem CellsResearchers hint that a new technique of grafting neural stem cells into the hippocampus could help restore memory.Read More