FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2015·5 min readIs the Ability to Control and Redirect Attention Uniquely Human?Researchers have discovered key parts of the human brain network give us the power to control and shift our attention. This core cognitive ability may be unique to humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2016·4 min readHow Interactions Between Neural Networks Changes During Working MemoryAccording to researchers, dopamine signaling within the cerebral cortex can predict changes between neural networks during working memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 9, 2017·6 min readMemory Brain Hack: Super Sized Memory is Trainable and Long LastingEmbarking in 30 minutes of strategic memory training for 40 days more than doubles the capacity for memory recall, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 12, 2018·6 min readResearchers Discover Early Signatures of the Social BrainA new study reports the brain network that controls theory of mind, the ability to interpret the thoughts of others, is already developed in children as young as three.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2019·2 min readCritical role of brain circuits in improving learning and memory revealedA newly identified neural network in the hippocampal formation plays a critical role in memory and object-location learning. The findings are highly relevant to learning and memory disorders, including Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2016·3 min readAberrant Tau Proteins Put Neuronal Networks to SleepResearchers report Rolofylline could help alleviate learning and memory problems associated with aggregating Tau proteins.Read More