FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 11, 2014·6 min readFrom Contemporary Syntax to Human Language’s Deep OriginsNew research amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2014·4 min readBrain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 SecondsCellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2014·3 min readResearch Lays Foundations for Brain Damage StudyResearchers make a key discovery which they believe could offer hope to stroke survivors and others with brain injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2014·4 min readResearchers Move Small Molecule Drugs Through Blood Brain BarrierA new synthetic peptide has the potential to deliver medications through the blood brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 4, 2014·4 min readRegulating Brain Activity to Improve AttentionResearchers discover balanced activity in the prefrontal cortex is essential for attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2014·4 min readComplex Neural Circuitry Keeps You from Biting Your TongueResearchers map the underlying brain circuitry which keeps mice from biting their tongues as they eat.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2014·5 min readChildren with Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the WombAccording to a new study, children who late develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones while in the womb.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2014·3 min readMolecular ‘Scaffold’ Could Hold Key to New Dementia TreatmentsResearchers have discovered how a molecular scaffold, that allows key parts of cells to interact, comes apart in some neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2014·8 min readStudy Shows Environmental Influences May Cause Autism in Some CasesNew research could help explain how some cases of ASD can result from environmental influences rather than genetic mutations.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2014·4 min readCreatures of HabitA new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 27, 2014·4 min readLearning Early in Life May Help Keep Brain Cells AliveA new study reports neurons survive better when mastering a task early in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 26, 2014·3 min readDid Standing Up Change Our Brains?Researchers evaluate whether becoming bipedal changed human neuronal function.Read More