A replay of life: What happens in our brain when we die?
By Maryam Clark, science writer Image: Okrasiuk/Shutterstock.com Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns [...]
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When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago? New study may have found clues within ants
When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago? New study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution may have found clues within ants [...]
Big brains or many babies: how birds can thrive in urban environments
Birds can thrive in cities either by having larger brains or breeding more often: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. [...]
Never too young to learn
"I asked kids why they thought peer review would be important. They said: ‘because someone can lie, because they want to be famous.’" [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
From microbes all the way to space with Young Minds
Come aboard our special Young Minds bus and discover the journey along 10 of our articles we have prepared for you. [...]
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 [...]
Secrets of the Learning Brain
Jacobs Foundation supports Dutch neuroscientists to spread knowledge about the learning brain to our international younger audience. [...]
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 [...]
Binge drinking affects male and female brains differently
Genes linked to hormone signaling and immune function are altered in females, whereas genes related to nerve signaling are affected in males: Frontiers in Genetics [...]
Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression
Study shows for first time that HHV-6 virus can infect neurons and possibly cause cognitive disturbances leading to psychiatric disorders: Frontiers in Microbiology [...]
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 [...]
Why do women get more migraines?
Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Training compassion ‘muscle’ may boost brain’s resilience to others’ suffering
As little as two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce the distress a person feels when witnessing another’s suffering: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Artificial intelligence tricked by optical illusion, just like humans
A study using deep neural networks suggests that predictive coding theory is the basis of illusory motion: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Caloric restriction in combination with low-fat diet helps protect aging brains
Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lost in time and space: How challenges change the way you think
Research in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience shows that challenging situations make it harder to understand where you are and what's happening around you. [...]
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous brain
Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
HIV infection, even with antiretroviral therapy, appears to damage a growing child’s brain
HIV-positive children who started ART by the age of 18 months show ongoing disruptions in white matter development, shows a study in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy [...]
Modeling brain connections to understand Parkinson’s disease
A new model in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience finds differences in basal ganglia connection strengths between healthy and Parkinson's disease brains. [...]
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Children from high-fat diet mothers have altered brain circuitry into adulthood. Research from Frontiers in Endocrinology explains how a preference for unhealthy foods can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy. [...]
Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer
Researchers have identified new networks of related genes that may be involved in autism spectrum disorder, including those related to cancer, as described in Frontiers in Genetics. [...]
Binge drinkers show similar changes in brain activity as chronic alcoholics
Distinctive changes in brain activity in binge-drinking college students may be an early marker of brain damage, reports a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. [...]
Brain augmentation brought to Russian audience
A collection of research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience is being brought to the Russian public by popular science neuroscience website - Neuronovosti. [...]
Our brains do change from early to mid-adulthood
Contrary to belief, study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows considerable structural changes in the brain from early to mid-adulthood. [...]
Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse
Researchers find evidence that traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could be a risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life [...]
Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain
New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience compares two fitness routines to explore anti-aging effects on the brain in the elderly. [...]
Elderly yoginis have greater cortical thickness
Elderly female yoga practitioners have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, suggesting that yoga may protect against cognitive decline. [...]
Depression affects the brains of males and females differently
New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents. [...]
Video games can change your brain
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience review article outlines structural brain changes caused by video games [...]
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition
A mini-review concludes: cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline. [...]
Plant reveals anti-Alzheimer’s compounds
Japanese scientists develop a new technique to isolate active therapeutic compounds for Alzheimer's disease from plants. [...]
Blue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain Networks
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 [...]
In trying to teach kids about the brain, researchers ended up learning about themselves
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
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
This Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, investigates cognitive training techniques in health and disease, and in youth and old age. [...]
Astrocytes: rising stars in the brain landscape
New Research Topic in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy explores an ultastructural insight of astrocytes at a microscale level. [...]
Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training
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? [...]