Neuroscience
20 Feb 2020
Study finds empathy can be detected in people whose brains are at rest
Findings may help health care professionals better assess those with autism, schizophrenia: Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
160 news posts in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
24 Jan 2020
What goes up may actually be down
Researchers use virtual reality to show that people anticipate the force of gravity by “seeing it” through visual cues rather than “feeling it”: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
16 Jan 2020
Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome OCD, study suggests
‘Rubber hand illusion’ could help people overcome OCD condition without stressful exposure therapy: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Neuroscience
11 Dec 2019
Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses
The perceived intent of violence in movies activates different centers of the brain: in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Nov 2019
Self-cannibalizing mitochondria may set the stage for ALS development
Powerhouses of the cell ‘eat themselves up’ jumpstart path to neurodegenerative disease; Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
01 Oct 2019
Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?
Only brain activity involving ‘L5p neurons’ enters conscious awareness, says new theory; Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
31 May 2019
Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain
New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
25 Apr 2019
Gender-biased protein may play role in autism
A study suggests that autism-related brain proteins are more tightly regulated in females than in males; Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
15 Mar 2019
Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows
Cambridge researchers have developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
08 Mar 2019
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Scientists have developed a new AI tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder quickly and affordably: Frontiers in Neurology
Neuroscience
04 Mar 2019
New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma
A new study sheds light on the mechanism of prolonged neuronal degeneration following optic nerve injury, which could provide treatment targets for preserving eyesight; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Feb 2019
Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
18 Jan 2019
So cute you could crush it?
A UC Riverside professor’s first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Jan 2019
Computer hardware designed for 3D games could hold the key to replicating human brain
The group used graphics processing units (GPUs) to run their brain simulation software, which is already powering drones that think like insects and could help pinpoint the disease in the human brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
01 Jan 2019
Mind control pioneer adds new channels to the brain remote control
Bioengineers have created new tools for controlling neurons with light, that allow researchers to probe deeper into the function of the brain; Frontiers in Neuroscience