FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 11, 2014·5 min readBrain Activity in Sex Addiction Mirrors That of Drug AddictionA new neuroimaging study finds pornography triggers brain activity of sex addicts much the same way as drugs trigger the brains of drug addicts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2014·4 min readStudy Sheds New Light on Second Language Learning in AdulthoodNew research identifies the neural mechanisms underlying the learning of a second language in adulthood.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 10, 2014·4 min readScientists Shed New Light on Nerve Cell GrowthA new study reports that a particular protein play a more sophisticated role in neuron development than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 9, 2014·3 min readPeople with Bipolar Disorder are Bigger Risk TakersResearchers find circuits involved in pursuing rewarding experiences are more strongly activated in bipolar patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2014·3 min readRunning Combined with Visual Experience Restores Brain FunctionResearchers discover running, when accompanies by visual stimuli, helped restore brain function to normal levels in mice which had been deprived of visual experience early in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2014·4 min readControlling Movement with LightResearchers demonstrate they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2014·4 min readStudy Show Monarch Butterflies Employ a Magnetic Compass During MigrationResearchers report monarch butterflies use a light dependent inclination magnetic compass to help them orientate during migration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2014·3 min readStudy Finds Learning by Repetition Impairs Recall of DetailsResearchers discover that while repetition enhances the factual content of memories, it also reduces the amount of details stored.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2014·4 min readSensitive? Emotional? Empathetic? It Could be in Your GenesA new neuroimaging study finds physical evidence that the highly sensitive brain responds powerfully to emotional images.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 18, 2014·4 min readPortable Brain Mapping Device Allows Researchers to See Where Memory Fails Student VeteransUsing a portable brain mapping device, researchers discover limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with PTSD when asked to recall information from simple memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2014·4 min readStudy Yields Important Clues to the Genetics of EpilepsyResearchers have discovered a significant genetic component of IGE.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2014·7 min readNew Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood FlowResearchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.Read More