FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2021·3 min read‘Night Owls’ May Be Twice as Likely as Morning ‘Larks’ to Underperform at WorkStudy reports night-owls are more likely than early birds to underperform at work and retire early due to ill health or disability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2017·6 min read‘Organismic Learning’ Mimics Some Aspects of Human ThoughtPurdue researchers create an organismoid that can mimic some aspects of human thought, specifically the ability to retain important information and forget unimportant memories.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2017·6 min read‘Psychology Vaccine’ Could Help Immunize Public Against Fake News on Climate ChangeWhile misinformation can cancel our accurate statements about climate change, researchers report that delivering a 'vaccine, or preemptive exposure, to fragments of misinformation may cancel out the negative false news and help preserve the facts.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2017·4 min read‘Residual Echo’ of Ancient Humans in Scans May Hold Clues to Mental DisordersA new study in Scientific Reports finds evidence from MRI scans suggests Neanderthal derived genetic variations affect how the brains of modern humans work. Findings may shed light on specific deficits seen in ASD and schizophrenia, researchers believe.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2017·5 min read‘Ridiculously Healthy’ Elderly Have the Same Gut Microbiome as Healthy 30 Year-OldsA new study reports a direct correlation between health and gut bacteria in older people. Researchers report healthy elderly people have similar overall microbiota composition to people decades younger.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 8, 2020·6 min read‘SCOUT’ Helps Researchers Find, Quantify Significant Differences Among OrganoidsSCOUT is a newly developed pipeline for clearing, labeling, 3D imaging, and analyzing cerebral organoids.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2017·5 min read‘Selfish Brain’ Wins Out When Competing With Muscle PowerWhen mental and physical tasks are put in direct competition, cognition tends to win out. Researchers suggest more energy is directed to the brain than the body, supporting the 'selfish brain' theory of evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 2, 2017·5 min read‘Sherlock’ and the Case of Narrative PerceptionResearchers use the TV show 'Sherlock' to investigate how the brain segments experiences during perception and long-term memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2019·4 min read‘Silent Type’ Cells Play Greater Role in Brain Behavior Than Previously ThoughtA new study challenges the assumption of many scientists, that the most active neurons involved in complex activity are also the most important in controlling behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 15, 2014·4 min read‘Smart’ Drugs Won’t Make Smart People SmarterAccording to a new study, the 'smart drug' Modafinil had negative effects on healthy people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 17, 2020·3 min read‘Stealth Transmission’ Fuels Fast Spread of COVID-19 OutbreakUndetected and undocumented cases of COVID-19 were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the virus in China. 86% of all infections were undocumented before the January 23 Wuhan travel shutdown. Per person, the undocumented infections were half as contagious as documented infections but were the source of two-thirds of documented infections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 17, 2018·5 min read‘Striosome’ Neurons in the Basal Ganglia Play Key Role in LearningA new study sheds light on the role striosomal neurons play in reinforcement learning.Read More
