Neuroscience
18 Jun 2018
Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
Research suggests that merely having a larger social network can positively influence the aging brain: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Neuroscience
07 Jun 2018
Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health
Groundbreaking research shows leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health, fundamentally altering current brain and nervous system medicine: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
23 May 2018
Should ethics or human intuition drive the moral judgments of driverless cars?
People may not be happy with ethical decisions made by their self-driving cars: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
19 Apr 2018
Music lessons improve children’s cognitive skills and academic performance
Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities which lead to improved academic performance: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
16 Apr 2018
Analyzing past failures may boost future performance by reducing stress
Duke, Rutgers & University of Pennsylvania researchers show for first time how writing about past failures helps boost future performance: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
04 Apr 2018
Childhood aggression linked to deficits in executive function
Primary school kids with lower planning and self-restraint skills are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood, report University of Potsdam researchers in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
19 Mar 2018
Moving toward a future free of drug-induced hearing loss
Research Topic compiles the latest research into hearing loss caused by drugs and solvents – how it occurs, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.
Neuroscience
06 Mar 2018
Scientists move closer to treatment for Huntington’s disease
Improvements to gene-editing techniques hold promise for inactivating the defective gene responsible for Huntington’s disease : Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
02 Mar 2018
Researchers find algorithm for large-scale brain simulations
A decisive step towards simulating brain-scale networks on future supercomputers also significantly speeds up simulations on existing supercomputers: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
Neuroscience
23 Feb 2018
Brain disease: do pathological behaviors stem from faulty beliefs?
A promising model for understanding neurological and psychiatric disorders could help provide personalized treatments for patients: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Neuroscience
20 Feb 2018
New path into bipolar disorder comes to light
Research reveals a novel potential drug target and offers new insights into the underlying biology of bipolar disorder: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
06 Feb 2018
Can your brain testify against you?
A defined set of guidelines is required to ensure neuroscientific techniques are used correctly and effectively in law: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
22 Jan 2018
Mirror neuron activity predicts people’s decision-making in moral dilemmas
Genuine concern for others’ pain plays a causal role when judging moral dilemmas, shows a study in Frontiers in Psychology
Neuroscience
03 Jan 2018
Presurgical imaging may predict whether epilepsy surgery will work
A new method described in Frontiers in Neuroscience may help identify epilepsy patients at high risk of continued seizures.
Neuroscience
21 Nov 2017
Paraplegic rats walk and regain feeling after stem cell treatment
Engineered tissue containing human stem cells has allowed paraplegic rats to walk independently and regain sensory perception: Frontiers in Neuroscience