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
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
