FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 17, 2014·3 min readYouTube as Peer Support for People with Severe Mental IllnessYouTube and other social media sites can help people with severe mental illnesses find and provide peer support, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 15, 2014·3 min readHeroes Don’t Deliberate Before They ActAccording to a new study, people who endanger their lives to help strangers do so without deliberation.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2014·2 min readMicrorobots Armed with New Force-Sensing System to Probe CellsResearchers have created a force sensing system which can attach to microbots for cellular level research.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2014·4 min readGreater Rates of Mitochondrial Mutations Discovered in Children Born to Older MothersResearchers report finding greater rates of mitochondrial mutations in the offspring of older mothers, as well as the mothers themselves.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2014·4 min readScientists Sniff Out Unexpected Role for Stem Cells in the BrainResearchers report neurogenesis in the olfactory system of mice is crucial to maintaining correct neural connections.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2014·5 min readAutism as a Disorder of PredictionResearchers present a new hypothesis that autism might be rooted in an impaired ability to predict events or other people's reactions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 10, 2014·3 min readAn Enzyme and Synaptic PlasticityThe Pin1 enzyme plays a significant role in synaptic plasticity, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2014·4 min readStudy Finds Link Between Neural Stem Cell Overgrowth and Autism Like Behavior in MiceResearchers show how inflammation in pregnant mice can trigger excessive division of neural stem cells in their offspring. This can result in an overgrowth of the brain and autism like behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2014·2 min readHunger Games: How the Brain ‘Browns’ Fat to Aid Weight LossA new study reveals a molecular process in the brain which impacts how much energy we can burn and how much weight we can lose.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 7, 2014·4 min readStroke Fighting Drug Offers Potential Traumatic Brain Injury TreatmentA new study reports that a drug used to help treatment the crippling effects of stokes also shows potential for healing similar damage in TBI.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2014·3 min readResearchers Demonstrate Direct Fluid Flow Influences Neuron GrowthFluid flow plays a significant role in how neurons grow, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 6, 2014·3 min readWhy Is Educational Achievement Heritable?Educational achievement is heritable and is a combination of numerous traits, not just intelligence, a new study reports.Read More