FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 25, 2014·7 min readFirst Stem Cell Study of Bipolar Disorder Yields Promising ResultsStem cell model develops neurons which behave and respond differently to lithium, opening the door for potential new treatments for bipolar disorder, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2014·3 min readSensing Gravity with AcidResearchers uncover evidence that proton concentration plays a key role in communication between neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 24, 2014·6 min readNew Technique Sheds Light on Human Neural NetworksUsing SLIM techniques, researchers show how embryonic stem cells derived neurons in a network form.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 24, 2014·3 min readWould You Believe Your Hand Could Turn into Marble?Researchers report a surprising bodily illusion which demonstrates how we can rapidly update assumption about the material qualities of our bodies based on recent multisensory perceptual experience.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2014·5 min readResearchers Discover Underlying Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular DiseaseResearchers discover a new details about a metabolic pathway which plays an important role in a number of common diseases. The findings could provide clues to the genetic influences in the development of stroke and cardiovascular disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2014·3 min readStudy Finds Stem Cell Combination Therapy Improves TBI OutcomesCombining umbilical cord blood cells and growth factor treatments offers better therapeutic effects for TBI patients, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2014·2 min readRats’ Brains May Remember Odor Experienced While Under General AnesthesiaA new study reports rats brains could remember odors experienced while the animal was under general anesthetic.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2014·3 min readHow Age Opens the Gates for Alzheimer’sResearchers discover why aging and molecular changes in brain circuitry can lead to tangles associated with AD.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 14, 2014·3 min readContagious Yawning May Not Be Linked to EmpathyA new study reports contagious yawning may decrease with age and is not strongly related to tiredness or empathy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2014·3 min readHuman Brain Hard Wired to Link What We See with What We DoResearchers find evidence of a specialized mechanism for spatial self-awareness that combines visual cues with body motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 8, 2014·5 min readEver So Slight Delay Improves Decision Making AccuracyResearchers discover decision making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a fraction of a second.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 7, 2014·3 min readAntipsychotic Medications Offer New Hope in the Battle Against GlioblastomaAn FDA approved anti psychotic drug is proving to be effective in killing glioblastoma brain cancer tumors, a new study reports.Read More