Neuroscience
17 Dec 2018
10 ways your research shaped the last decade
As Frontiers celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at 10 ways our authors’ research has contributed to, and built on, breakthroughs of the past decade.
160 news posts in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
06 Dec 2018
Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development — now a study links the two
Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections in autism; Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
28 Nov 2018
Blue Brain Project releases first-ever digital 3D brain cell atlas
The Blue Brain Cell Atlas allows anyone to visualize every region in the mouse brain, cell-by-cell; Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
Neuroscience
26 Nov 2018
Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently
Females use and experience cannabis differently to males — and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says new review; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
13 Nov 2018
Older adults fitted with cochlear implants exhibit poor brain function
Cochlear implants do not fully compensate for the cognitive decline that has been associated with the loss of hearing in the elderly: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
06 Nov 2018
The smell of lavender is relaxing, science confirms
A new study shows that the famous relaxing effects of lavender rely on sense of smell; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
02 Nov 2018
Does herpes cause Alzheimer’s?
The virus responsible for cold sores has been strongly linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease; Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Neuroscience
02 Oct 2018
Scientists have built an artificial human brain cell
The most advanced digital replica of human neurons ever made reveals that our brain cells are unique; Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Neuroscience
25 Sep 2018
Contribute your mini-reviews to EPFL’s neuroscience MOOC
Ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, the course will provide the most up to date, state-of-the-art content and give participants a multi-scale view and understanding of brain function.
Neuroscience
21 Sep 2018
Primate study offers clues to evolution of speech
Study suggests primates can’t speak because they lack the brain mechanisms needed to control and coordinate vocal production: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
14 Sep 2018
Scientists propose a new lead for Alzheimer’s research
Abnormalities seen in inherited Alzheimer’s disease could result from problems in how neurons handle iron, suggests a new theory: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
24 Aug 2018
AI World Cup: Infant-trained simulated robots win ‘RoboCup’
Simulated robots trained on infant walking paths won more football (soccer) games than those trained on less varied geometric paths: Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Neuroscience
23 Aug 2018
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
Dysfunction in mitochondria could be root cause of depression, providing opportunity for new developments of antidepressant drugs: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
09 Aug 2018
Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly
The first study to link subjective age to biological age shows elderly people who feel younger have less signs of brain aging: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Neuroscience
12 Jul 2018
Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain
A computer built to mimic the brain’s neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software currently used for neural-signaling research, finds a new study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.