Breakthrough study shows defining traits are forged the moment we’re born
Functional brain connectivity networks with behavioral relevance are already present in young infants, finds new study in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]
Neuroscience
Head to toe: Study reveals brain activity behind missed penalty kicks
What's the neuroscience behind missing a penalty kick due to overthinking? Frontiers in Computer Science [...]
No longer science fiction: Mind reading through EEG could soon become reality
Electroencephalograms could soon be used to read minds: Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]
From ghosts to evil genies: How the world experiences terrifying sleep paralysis very differently
By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer/Dr Baland Jalal, Harvard University and University of Cambridge Dr Baland Jalal. Image: Dr Bamo Jalal Dr Baland Jalal has spent years [...]
Learning a new language gives your brain a temporary activity boost
How do brain activity patterns change when people learn new a language? Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone
Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Your favorite music can send your brain into a pleasure overload
How are "chills" from music reflected in brain activity? Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]
New webinar series from Frontiers in Neuroergonomics
New series of virtual seminars for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of neuroergonomics and its applications. [...]
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children – study
What are the cognitive benefits of music training on the developing brain of children? Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]
Negative emotions cause stronger appetite responses in emotional eaters
Findings on emotional eating may help in the early detection and treatment of eating disorders: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
A new potential target for the treatment of alcohol-withdrawal induced depression
Alcohol withdrawal impacts the physiology of somatostatin neurons in brain areas associated with emotional processing and addiction: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Video games improve the visual attention of expert players
Players of action real-time strategy games better allocate brain resources between competing visual stimuli: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?
Only brain activity involving ‘L5p neurons’ enters conscious awareness, says new theory; Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
