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Blue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain Networks

June 12, 2017 // 8 Comments

Using mathematics in a novel way in neuroscience, the Blue Brain Project shows that the brain operates on many dimensions, not just the three dimensions that we are accustomed to [...]

Time is not ‘one size fits all’

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

This research suggests that 18-19 year old students would need to start in the early afternoon in order to optimize cognitive performance. Image by Shutterstock.

New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience makes the case against fixed starting times, i.e. a fixed one-size-fits-all daily routine. [...]

In trying to teach kids about the brain, researchers ended up learning about themselves

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

The research, published in Frontiers for Young Minds, focuses on early-life nutrition and how that influences brain development, using pigs as a human proxy. [...]

Study sheds light on link between diseases like Alzheimer’s and normal aging in the brain

May 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Ground-breaking study, published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, opens up new area of preventative research for diseases like Alzheimer's: Targeting age-dependent protein aggregates as possible therapeutic targets.

New study opens up new area of preventative research for diseases like Alzheimer's: Targeting age-dependent protein aggregates as possible therapeutic targets. [...]

Shaping your brain with exercise, video games and more

May 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

This Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, investigates cognitive training techniques in health and disease, and in youth and old age. [...]

Cycling while studying improves sleep quality

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

Researchers at Clemson University, South Carolina, have found that students who pedaled a stationary bike while studying had more consistent sleep quality and similar academic performance compared with students who studied at a traditional desk.

New research in Frontiers in Neuroscience suggests that cycling while studying may improve sleep quality. [...]

Human super intelligence: still science fiction or close to reality?

May 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

Recently, more than 600 authors contributed almost 150 research articles, published in Frontiers In Neuroscience, investigating brain augmentation.

New research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience discusses the facts, fiction and controversy surrounding brain augmentation. [...]

Study shows rapid growth in neuroscience

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

A study has shown that the number of neuroscience papers and highly-productive core neuroscience journals has grown.

A Frontiers in Neuroscience study has shown that the number of neuroscience papers and highly-productive core neuroscience journals has grown. [...]

Astrocytes: rising stars in the brain landscape

April 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

New Research Topic in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy explores an ultastructural insight of astrocytes at a microscale level. [...]

Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training

March 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

Our emotions are often affected by images and visual memories. What if we could train our own brains to use imagery and effect our emotional state? [...]

Alcohol and problems remembering: can caffeine help?

February 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

Recent study challenges the view that the negative side effects of these drugs can be cancelled out when they are taken together [...]

Prebiotics may help to cope with stress

February 13, 2017 // 5 Comments

Recent study shows prebiotic fibers can help to protect beneficial gut bacteria and restore healthy sleep patterns after a stressful event. [...]

Pushing the Frontiers of Synaptic Neuroscience – an interview

February 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Interview discusses aspirations for Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience and a vision for the field. [...]

Brain damage is not always damaging

February 10, 2017 // 3 Comments

This case report documents the extraordinary resilience of a woman in Argentina who endured multiple strokes. [...]

A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

January 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

Study shows that junk-food is habit-forming in rats – but that the habit could easily be broken by pairing it with the right environmental cues. [...]

How physical exercises aids in stroke recovery

December 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Engaging in voluntary physical exercise helps protect the brain from the damaging effects of a stroke, shown in mice. — By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Science Writer, [...]

Honeybee memories: another piece of the Alzheimer’s puzzle?

December 12, 2016 // 2 Comments

Researchers show a molecular mechanism that regulates memory specificity over time, and point to how understanding memory in honeybees could help us combat degenerative brain diseases [...]

Healthy living equals better brain function

December 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

Research suggests feedback loop between greater executive function and healthy behavior [...]

How kids’ brains respond to a late night up

November 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sleep deprivation affects children’s brains differently than adults’, according to a new study By K.E.D. Coan, Science Writer Any parent can tell you about the [...]

Genes for speech may not be limited to humans

November 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Study shows vocal communication in mice is affected by the same gene needed for speech in humans [...]

Robotic tutors for primary school children

November 4, 2016 // 6 Comments

By Ian Salter, Frontiers Science Writer The use of robotic tutors in primary school classrooms is one step closer according to research recently published in the open access [...]

Can a Brain-Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts to Text?

October 26, 2016 // 9 Comments

By Srividya Sundaresan, Science Writer Recent research shows brain-to-text device capable of decoding speech from brain signals Ever wonder what it would be like if a [...]

Emerging Sensory Neuroprosthetics: Feasibility, Efficacy, and Metrics

October 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Laura E. Perlini, Frontiers The first evidence of the capacity of the human being to conceive and manufacture an object that could replace a malfunctioning part of [...]

Emotionally invested parents give children a leg up in life

September 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Mark Wartenberg, Frontiers Science Writer Emotionally invested parents can mean children are more likely to be successful later in life, a study published in [...]

Relaxing your feet affects your hands

September 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Conn Hastings, Frontiers Science Writer By relaxing flexed muscles in your foot, you can reduce the ability of your hands to respond to stimulation known as excitability, [...]

An insecure childhood can make dealing with stress harder

August 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Srividya Sundaresan, Frontiers Science Writer Imagine two candidates at a high stakes job interview. One of them handles the pressure with ease and sails through the [...]

How understanding brain function has become more than brain science

August 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

As scientists around the globe join efforts to understand brain function, we enter the era of Big Data and stir up debate on how science is done and how it can affect us all. [...]

Augmentation of Brain Function: Facts, Fiction and Controversy

August 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Silvia Cardellino, Frontiers Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. Due to advances in neural sciences, it has become a matter of [...]

Seasonal allergies could change your brain

August 8, 2016 // 1 Comment

by Reeteka Sud, Frontiersin.org Hay fever may do more than give you a stuffy nose and itchy eyes — seasonal allergies may change the brain, says a study published in [...]

Understanding how humans make decisions

June 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

By Damaris Critchlow, Frontiers Science writer Using human neuro-imaging techniques to observe the brain when making decisions, Hauke Heekeren’s research is [...]

De-coding the character of a hacker

June 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

By K.E.D Coan, Frontiersin.org Malicious hacking online costs the private and corporate sectors up to $575 billion annually, according to internet security firm McAfee. While [...]

Setting free the words trapped in our heads

May 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Mônica Favre, Ph.D., Frontiers Science Writer Neuroscientists are on their way to turn a person’s thoughts into speech producible by a device, to help victims of [...]

Fascination on how the brain works never waives for Idan Segev

May 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Michelle Ponto, Science Writer The brain and how it works is complex. It weighs only 1.5 kilograms, but inside are 100 billion microchips known as nerves cells. It’s [...]

Mind your busyness

May 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Are you busy on an average day? Do you often have too many things to do to get them all done? Do you often have so many things to do that you go to bed later than your [...]

New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness

May 11, 2016 // 3 Comments

By Abigail Pattenden, Frontiers Science Writer A new discovery could help people suffering with single-sided deafness (SSD) find a treatment quicker – and could [...]

Feeling helpless when under stress?

April 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Stress – we’re all too familiar with it. More of us than ever are feeling the relentless pressure of busy lives and it is taking its toll. In the US, stress related [...]

Imitation as therapy for Alzheimer’s patients

April 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

By K.E.D. Coan, Science Writer Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Alzheimer’s Association. There is no cure and no way [...]

Highlights from the Winter Conference on Neural Plasticity (WCNP)

March 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Jochen Meier, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Specialty Chief Editor Aloha: Thanks to the Frontiers Travel Award I am providing herewith an overview and some [...]

VIDEO: Scientist’s work plays leading role in redefining our understanding of the brain’s systems

February 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Ben Stockton With a wish to not appear immodest, Professor Pierre Magistretti tentatively indicates two moments that have shaped his career. The first came with the [...]

VIDEO: Scientist views the human brain as a scientific adventure

December 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers Science Hero: Egidio D’Angelo from Frontiers on Vimeo. For Prof. Egidio D’Angelo the brain provides many challenges that are waiting to be resolved, but for [...]

Staff Pick: Understanding auditory hallucinations

November 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

Laurence Pope is a Journal Operations Specialist at Frontiers. He studied biochemistry and science communication at Imperial College London before joining Frontiers in 2013. [...]

Join us in Chicago at the Neuroscience 2015 Conference

October 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Going to #SfN15 in Chicago, United-States? Meet Frontiers at Neuroscience 2015 this October 17 – 21! Come chat with us about Open Access publishing, interactive [...]

STAFF PICK: Neuroscience perspectives on Security: Technology, Detection, and Decision Making

September 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Meet Nikolaos Anagnostos. Nikolaos is a production coordinator who has been with Frontiers since 2011. As part of the production team, he sees a lot of articles come through [...]

New Research Topic: Neuropsychology through the lenses of computational modelling

April 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEW RESEARCH TOPIC: Are you passionate about computational modelling of neuropsychological disorders? Do you research different levels of modelling (from spiking neurons to [...]

World Autism Awareness Day 2014

April 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2) we present a selection of popular open-access articles on advances and theories into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) The Intense World [...]