FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 20, 2013·6 min readResearchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep DrugResearchers discover a signature of brain activity in some severely brain injured patients, who regained some consciousness after using certain drug treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2013·4 min readBlood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive DisabilityHigh levels of SNTF in the blood after TBI correlate with brain tissue damage, researchers discover.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 18, 2013·4 min readNew Hope for Victims of Traumatic Brain InjuryHyperbaric oxygen therapy significantly revives brain function and improves quality of live for those with TBI, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2013·4 min readUnderstanding a Protein’s Role in Familial Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers use a novel genomic approach to better understand genetic mutations associated with familial Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2013·3 min readGlowing Worms Illuminate Roots of BehaviorResearchers develop a novel system to image worm brain activity. The new technology makes it possible for researchers to study the neural circuitry and genetics associated with animal behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2013·2 min readPersonal Reflection Triggers Increased Brain Activity During Depressive EpisodesUsing neuroimaging techniques, researchers find people experiencing depressive episodes have increased brain activity when thinking about themselves.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2013·6 min readAnticipation and Navigation: Do Your Legs Know What Your Tongue is Doing?Researchers create a multisensory virtual reality environment in order to better understand how the brain processes spatial navigation and the anticipation of important events.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2013·6 min readEffects of Chronic Stress Can be Traced to Your GenesChronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. The change leads to an overabundance of inflammation, which is linked to many negative health effects, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 31, 2013·3 min readPatient in ‘Vegetative State’ Not Just Aware, but Paying AttentionA new study reveals a patient in a seemingly vegetative state showed signs of attentive awareness which had not been detected previously. Researchers hope the findings could open the door to creating specialized devices to allow those in a vegetative state to interact with the outside world.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2013·2 min readAbsence of the SMG1 Protein Could Contribute to Parkinson’s and Other Neurological DisordersA new study links a lack of SMG1 to protein aggregates associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2013·2 min readBaby Brains are Tuned to the Specific Actions of OthersResearchers discover infant brains are surprisingly sensitive to other people's movements.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2013·3 min readRNA Build Up Linked to Dementia and Motor Neuron DiseaseResearchers have identified a new toxic entity associated with genetically inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease.Read More