FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 26, 2016·3 min readBird Brained? Ravens Are Just As Smart As ChimpsDespite having much smaller brains, researchers have discovered ravens are just as clever as chimpanzees.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 26, 2016·5 min readNurturing During Preschool Years Boosts Child’s Brain GrowthA new study reports steady hippocampal growth in children who have supportive parents in early life.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 22, 2016·6 min readMini Brains Add to Evidence of Zika’s Toll on Fetal CortexResearchers have confirmed a key way in which the Zika virus causes damage to fetal brains.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 22, 2016·6 min readOmega 3 Rich Diet May Reverse Genetic Damage Caused by FructoseResearchers report hundreds of genes that affect neurological function can be damaged by fructose. However, it may be possible to reverse some of the changes by adopting a diet rich in DHA.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 21, 2016·5 min readGenetic Regulator Identified as Schizophrenia Risk FactorA new study reports microRNAs could be under-expressed in the brains of schizophrenia patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·3 min readHow a Macaque’s Brain Knows It’s SwingingA new study explores how animals perceive curved motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readWhy It’s Hard To Fall Asleep Somewhere NewResearchers report one brain hemisphere remains more awake than the other when we sleep somewhere new.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·3 min readNeed to Remember Something? Try Drawing ItA new study reports drawing helps you to recall words better than writing the words down.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readMapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor ImpairmentResearchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2016·3 min readInteractions Between Amyloid and Tau Proteins Drives Alzheimer’s DevelopmentResearchers provide evidence that the interaction between two proteins drive the brain damage in cognitively intact people that leads to Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2016·5 min readA New Role For Immature Granule Cells in the Dentate GyrusA new study proposes a model for how immature neurons in the dentate gyrus appear to enhance pattern separation.Read More