FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·6 min read‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALSUsing neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 28, 2020·3 min read‘Knowing how’ is in your brainArtificial intelligence reveals how the brain programs procedural knowledge.Read More
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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 31, 2020·5 min read‘Little Brain’ or Cerebellum Not So Little After AllHigh resolution imaging reveals the human cerebellum is 80% of the area of the cortex. The findings indicate this area of the brain likely grew larger as human behavior and cognition evolved.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 31, 2019·4 min read‘Love hormone’ has stomach-turning effect in starfishOxytocin, a hormone commonly associated with love and bonding in humans, causes starfish to turn their stomachs inside-out to feed. The findings provide vital new evidence for the evolutionary role of oxytocin and vasopressin neuropeptides as regulators of feeding in animals.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 21, 2020·4 min read‘Love hormone’ oxytocin improves attachment issues in people with autismMale patients on the autism spectrum who were given oxytocin for four weeks experienced improvements in social attachment behaviors for up to 12 months.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 14, 2020·3 min read‘Marshmallow test’ redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each otherStudy reports children are more likely to delay gratification when they and a peer rely on one another to get a reward than when they are left to their own willpower.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 11, 2019·5 min read‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partnersNeurons in the amygdala derive object values based on observations and use the values to simulate a social partner's decision making.Read More
