Knowing Neurons

Invisible Modulators of Fear: How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear Extinction

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Mariella Careaga 0 Comments Fear, Fear conditioning, Fear Extinction, gut microbiome, Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Metabolism, microbiome

Learning to avoid a threat as well as knowing when something is no longer dangerous is crucial for an organism’s survival. Being able to shake off fearful memories after a… Read more

Brain Basics Collaborations Did You Know? Interviews Neuro News Uncategorized

Sex Differences in the Neural Control of Thermogenesis: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Correa

February 15, 2021February 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Estrogen, Hormone, Hypothalamus, Metabolism, Nature, Sex differences, Temperature

Understanding the complexity of the human mind and body is a feat that some would say is impossible. While the scientific community forges on despite the immense expanse of the… Read more

Joel's Pick

The rhythm of detachment: how a brain oscillation dissociates people from themselves and the world

January 17, 2021February 18, 2021 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment Deep Brain Stimulation, Dissociation, Ketamine, mental health, Neural Oscillations, Optogenetics, Oscillation, Pain

You don’t need to be a therapist to know common clinical terms like anxiety and depression. But terms like derealization and depersonalization remain strangely esoteric, evading popular discussions of mental… Read more

Infographics

Close Up Look 2

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Color Vision, Cones, Eye, Opsin, Vision, Visual cortex

How do rods and cones work in the eyes of the animals around us? Learn about the differences between the human eye and the one of the bee, snake… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know? Mental Health Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Uncategorized

The Nocebo Effect

January 3, 2021February 18, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments Bias, Classical Conditioning, Drug, negative symptoms, Placebo effect, Treatment

Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical… Read more

Mental Health Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

The Default Mode Network and Depression

December 20, 2020February 18, 2021 Stacey Neglia 1 Comment Anxiety, Default mode network, depression, fMRI, Meditation, PET, Psychedelics

The inner landscape of the mind can be a dark and gloomy place for people with depression and anxiety. It is often filled with negative self-talk and repetitions of bad… Read more

Infographics

Batten disease

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Rajamani Selvam 1 Comment Cognitive, Neurological Disorder, Neurology, Seizure, Vision

Batten disease is a rare neurological disorder that causes vision loss, seizures, and progressive decline in cognitive function. Different types of the disorder exist depending on the age of patient… Read more

Infographics

A Close Up Look

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Gil Torten 0 Comments Animal research, Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Vision

How does the octopus see the world? Learn about the differences between the human retina and the octopus retina in our latest infographic. An insightful infographic written and illustrated by… Read more

Artificial Intelligence Big Ideas Did You Know? Evolution of Cognition Neuro SciFi Neuroscience Technologies

The AMI Procedure- Gateway to a Cyborg Future

December 7, 2020February 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Brain-computer interface, Frontiers in Neural Circuits, Robot-human interaction, Sci-fi

Advances in bioengineering and robotics have delivered incredible devices capable of partially restoring functionality to those who suffer from movement related disabilities. However, this technology is not perfect. Patients still… Read more

Events

Neurotech 2020

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Nerissa Culi 0 Comments Conference, Neuroscience, neurotech, speakers, Technology, Virtual

From Nov 30th until Dec 11th, academics, investors, and entrepreneurs from across the globe will meet virtually at NeuroTech 2020: The Digital Congress for NeuroTech Innovation & Growth. Knowing Neurons… Read more

Aging Big Ideas Learning and Memory Science Policy

Studying Alzheimer’s Disease Using Open Data

November 15, 2020February 17, 2021 Cally Xiao 0 Comments Alzheimer’s disease, Analysis, Data, Data Sharing, Meta-analysis, Open Data, Research

Open data sharing efforts can advance research by analyzing existing data for new trends and fostering collaborations across institutions and countries, which are especially useful for complex diseases such as… Read more

Big Ideas Did You Know? Science Policy

Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail

October 31, 2020February 18, 2021 Zoe Guttman 0 Comments Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision, Decision-making, Science Policy

Mass incarceration is a public health crisis with particular relevance to the neuroscience community. Much of our work as neuroscientists revolves around the criminal justice system, including mental illness, adolescent… Read more