Brain Archives - Knowing Neurons

Sophia La Banca July 27, 2020July 25, 2020 Anxiety, Brain, Communication, covid-19, depression, mental health, Oxytocin, social isolation, stress response

COVID-19 and Mental Health: How Social Isolation Impacts Your Brain

Currently, we are facing one of the worst pandemics in human history. Since our means to fight the virus are still limited, social distancing has been the best way to… Read More

Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Popular Articles

Caitlin Aamodt December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Brain, bullying, Cell signaling, Charles McDowell, G-protein signaling, Genetics, intellectual disability, kinase, Learning, Long-term potentiation, LTP, Meme, Memory, neurodevelopmental disorer, Neuroscience, noonan syndrome, Novartis, phosphatase, Prison, PTPN11, Ras, Rasopathy

Understanding Noonan Syndrome

This past November the mug shot of Charles McDowell went viral after viewers noticed that the man in the photo had an unusual phenotype- specifically a larger than average neck.… Read More

Aging Culture Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Marco Travaglio November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Aging, Alzeihmer's disease, Brain, dementia, dietary fat, Fat, Food, income, Learning, MeDi, Mediterranean Diet, Memory, Oxidative stress, socioeconomic status

Food for Your Brain: Mediterranean Diet May Help Your Neurons Live Longer

Historians consider it one of the ‘cradles of civilization,’ but for many scientists today the real value of the Mediterranean basin does not lie in its contribution to history. Home… Read More

Brain Development Culture

Jack-Morgan Mizell August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Adolescence, Adolescent, Adults, Aging, Anterior insula, Brain, Brain activity, Brain vulnerability, Cognitive neuroscience, Consequences, Decision-making, Development, Experience, Harvard, Insula, neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience, Sensory systems, Spindle neuron, Striatum, Teenagers, Teens, Von Economo neuron, WHO, World Health Organization

What Were You Thinking!?: Teenagers show different processing of positive and negative consequences across adolescence

Anyone who has spent time around teenagers knows they don’t always consider the full consequences of their actions. Just consider the dozens of YouTube videos involving falling dressers or fireworks… Read More

Brain Development Learning and Memory

Cameron McKay August 15, 2018September 7, 2018 Adult neurogenesis, Axon, Axons, Basic science, Brain, Cells, Connections, Cortex, Dendrite, Dendrites, Dendritic spine, Development, environment, Experience-dependent plasticity, Gray matter, Hippocampus, Human memory, Humans, Juggling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Marian Diamond, Memories, Memory, MRI, MRI research, Neurodevelopment, Neurogenesis, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Plasticity, Rats, Research, Science, Synapse, Synaptic pruning, Synaptogenesis, Taxi drivers, TBI, Traumatic brain injury, White matter

A Tale of Plasticities

You may have heard it repeated in the media and pop culture that humans’ brains don’t change at all after birth. However, the past several decades of neuroscience research have… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

DanielToker August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Brain, Claude Shannon, Communication, Consciousness, David Chalmers, Entropy, Giulio Tononi, Information, Information theory, Integrated Information Theory, Neuroscience, philosophy, Psychology, Research, Science, Sensory experience

Measuring Consciousness in Bits

Consciousness is an ambiguous concept. It can mean a lot of different things, depending on the context. For example, I can say that I am conscious of something, as in, “I am… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Interviews Neuro SciFi Philosophy Podcast

Alexa Erdogan July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Alzheimer, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Calcium imaging, Cnidarians, connectome, Consciousness, Cortex, EEG, Epilepsy, Interview, Jurrasic Park, Knowing Neurons, LEGO, long term depression, Long-term potentiation, LTD, LTP, Microscopy, Neuron, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Research, Sci-fi, Science, Science Fiction, SOMA, Upload

[Podcast] Uploading the Human Brain

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a brand new episode of the Knowing Neurons podcast, we explore the concept of “mind uploading”. How would something like a mind upload really work?… Read More

Brain Basics Neuro Primer

Gabrielle Torre July 13, 2018May 31, 2021 Apoptosis, Axons, Biology, Brain, Brain development, Brain growth, Cell death, Cells, Cortex, Dendrites, Development, Infancy, Knowing Neurons, Learning, neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Plasticity, Science, Synapse, Synapses

Neuro Primer: Neurodevelopment

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Neurodesarrollo ~~~ How does your brain become a brain? Neurodevelopment is the crucial process through which every brain is formed.… Read More

Consciousness Sleep

Patrick McNamara July 5, 2018 Brain, Brain Disorders, Cognition, Cognitive neuroscience, Consciousness, Cortex, Dream, Dream state, Dreaming, dreams, EEG, Inception, Multiple personality disorder, Neuroscience, NREM sleep, REM sleep, Research, Science, Science of sleep, Sex differences, Sleep, Sleep disorders, sleep-wake cycle

Our Dreams Have Many Purposes, Changing Across the Lifespan

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough radically different in terms of their content and feel, the range of dream states are just as complex as waking states. If we look across an individual’s lifetime, we… Read More

Brain Basics Consciousness Neuro Primer

Sean Noah May 31, 2018March 3, 2019 Attention, Brain, Brain Basics, Consciousness, Focus, Perception, Vision

Neuro Primer: Attention

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine suffering through a 2pm class on a sweltering day in early June. Summer’s almost arrived, and it’s hard not to let your mind wander away from the dull information… Read More

Brain Stimulation: Learning Method of the 21st Century

Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Amin Kamaleddin April 4, 2018April 2, 2018 Brain, brain stimulation, Consciousness, Decision-making, Free Will, Learning, neuroprosthetics, premotor cortex, stroke

Brain Stimulation: A Learning Method for the 21st Century

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is happening in the brain when you decide to reach your hand and grasp a cup of coffee early in the morning? First, the posterior parietal cortex of your… Read More

Did You Know?Language Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Brain, Broca's area, Cortex, ECoG, electrocorticography, Fact, Hebbian learning, Karl Wernicke, language, Neuroscience, Pāṇini, Paul Broca, Speech, Wernicke's area

Language: Your Connection to Others

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine what it would be like if you couldn’t communicate with others. Language is a critical aspect of our lives, and it may be one of the oldest academic pursuits… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

Joel Frohlich February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Anesthesia, Brain, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, complexity, Conscious, Consciousness, Cortex, Death, Evolution, Giulio Tononi, Human, Information, Integrated Information Theory, Lesions, Life, Neurons, Neurophilosophy, philosophy, Qualia, Seizure, Sleep, Solipsism, Systems, Thomas Nagel, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion, Zombies

Consciousness: The Final Frontier

When I walk through my kitchen, I smell fresh food and feel warmth radiating off of it. These internal, subjective experiences are called qualia. I assume that my refrigerator, my… Read More

Brain Basics Neuro SciFi

Gabrielle Torre February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Black Mirror, Brain, Brain boosters, Default mode network, Epilepsy, fMRI, Functional MRI, Human, Human Brain, Human potential, Humans, Movies, MRI, Myth, Neuroimaging, Neuromyth, Neuroscience, Neuroscientist, Pop Culture, Science Fiction, Seizure, TV

The Life and Times of the 10% Neuromyth

How much of your brain are you using right now? The science fiction answer would be “10%.” And, if you’ve watched enough bad sci-fi, using 100% of your brain would… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

DanielToker January 31, 2018February 3, 2018 Brain, brain-to-brain communication, Consciousness, Hive Mind, Integrated Information Theory, Memory, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Tononi

The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry?

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he term “hive mind” refers to the apparent intelligence that emerges at the group level in some social species, particularly insects like honeybees and ants. An individual honeybee might not… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

Jenn Tribble January 24, 2018January 23, 2018 Brain, Dopamine, GABA, glutamate, Network, Neuron, Neurons, neurotransmitter, Perception, Receptor, serotonin, Synapse

Neuronal Communication: Electricity and Neurotransmitters

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith approximately 86 billion neurons in the human brain, it is a complex piece of machinery in charge of movement, sensation, decision-making, and more. Behaviors cannot arise from the work… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Brain, Narwhal, Neuron, Neuroscience, Ocean, Sense, Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Narwhal

Narwhal tusks used to be sold as unicorn horns and were believed to contain magical powers. Now we know a little bit more about these unique tusks, and the truth… Read More

Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep

Sean Noah October 31, 2017May 27, 2022 Brain, Cortex, Disease, Disorders, Fatal Familial Insomnia, FFI, Genetics, Insomnia, Molecular neuroscience, Neuroscience, Prions, Psychiatry, Sleep, Sleep disorders

The inescapable nightmare of fatal familial insomnia

A family curse During the early 1980’s, an Italian physician was investigating a mysterious and dreadful disease that had long plagued his family. In earlier generations, this disease had killed… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Kayleen Schreiber October 30, 2017October 29, 2017 Brain, Cortex, Dopamine, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Motor, Movement, Parkinson's Disease, Research, Science

Bite-size science: Cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

In Parkinson’s Disease, specific cells in the brain die. Over time, this makes basic movements like walking and reaching for a cup impossible. Researchers are racing to find effective treatments.… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Movement Sensation and Perception

Cari Ritzenthaler October 23, 2017October 22, 2017 balance, Brain, Cerebellum, Coordination, granule cell, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Movement, Neuroscience, Proprioception, Purkinje cell, Vestibular system

What is the cerebellum?

Learn about the mini brain you have at the base of your skull!… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber October 2, 2017September 29, 2017 Brain, Brain Injury, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science, TBI, Traumatic brain injury

Weird Animal Brain: Woodpecker

Brain damage is a major concern for us humans – car accidents, football, falling backwards. It’s pretty easy to cause a concussion. Woodpeckers, however, pound away daily using much more… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Joel Frohlich September 20, 2017March 21, 2022 Anesthesia, Antidepressant, Antipsychotic drugs, Brain, cognitie symptoms, depression, Dissociation, Dopamine, glutamate, Ketamine, negative symptoms, neurotransmitter, PCP, Perception, phencyclidine, positive symptoms, Schizophrenia, Sensation, Synaptic Connections

Schizophrenia in a Vial? The Story of Ketamine

Note: Ketamine is a controlled substance in the US and many other countries. Do not use ketamine illicitly. [dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine an injection that briefly gives you schizophrenia. Now imagine that this… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Shuhan He September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Brain, citocoline, clinical trial, Concussion, dexanabinol, erythropoietin, Glasgow Coma Scale, hypothermia, Neuro-QOL, Neuro-Quality of Life assessment, NIH, Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, Pharmacology, placebo, prelinical stage, progesterone, PROMIS, SmartHealth IT, TBI, TBI-QOL, Traumatic brain injury, Treatment

The Quest for a Successful TBI Treatment

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] military veteran who survived a gunshot wound to the head suffers from frequent seizures and memory problems. A motorcycle crash survivor experiences chronic depression and is unable to hold… Read More

Big Ideas Science Policy Sensation and Perception

Ellen Wann September 6, 2017September 7, 2017 Brain, diabetes, Funding, Golden Fleece Award, Golden Goose Award, John Eng, NIH, Research Funding, Science Policy, Sensation, Somatosensory, stroke, Taq polymerase

Risky Business, or Is It?

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]iologist Marston Bates once described research as “the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.” Bates was referring to the inherent uncertainty in predicting and managing… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Squid, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Strawberry Squid

Also known as the cock-eyed squid, this beautiful and weird creature is unique not only because of its similarities to a strawberry, but also because of its two very special… Read More

Brain Development Neuro News

Sophie Fessl August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 Alain Chedotal, Brain, commissural axons, Cre-recombinase, Development, dorsal-ventral axis, ephrins, floorplate, Hemispheres, Netrin, netrins, Patrick Mehlen, Samantha Butler, semaphorins, slits, ventricular zone, wiring

Mind the Gap: New Evidence on How Neurons Connect Left and Right Brain Halves

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ur brains are split into two halves, a left hemisphere and a right hemisphere. While the left brain specializes in languages, the right brain specializes in faces. But the two… Read More

Did You Know?Learning and Memory Neuro News

Kayleen Schreiber August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Brain, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Memory, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Research, Science

Bite-size science: The brain remembers without staying the same

A new paper published this month in the journal Cell describes an unexpected finding about memory. Researchers used to think that memory required specific activity from the same brain cells… Read More

Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Analog, Biomimicry, Brain, Chips, Circuits, Computer, Digital, Engineering, Neuromorphic, Neurons, Sensors, Silicon, Transistors

Neuromorphic Engineering: Biomimicry from the Brain

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is the brain? Researchers conceive of neurons as information processing units, meaning that the circuits formed by neurons support logical and mathematical operations. In this view, the brain is… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Brain, Drosophila, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Science, Smell, Synapse, taste

Weird Animal Brain: Fly

Fly lips are called labellum and fly feet are called tarsi. Both the labellum and tarsi contain taste receptors which help the fly find food. Think about that the next… Read More

Big Ideas Neuroscience Art Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Alexa Erdogan August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Brain, CLARITY, Cortex, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, MRI, Neuroimaging, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science

How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development Did You Know?Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Gabrielle Torre July 26, 2017June 23, 2022 Brain, Cortex, Development, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Reading, Research

Reading: The Brain’s Best Hijacker

What are you doing right now? I’m no psychic, but I can say for certain one thing that you’re doing: reading. You’re reading this sentence, word by word, and extracting… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber July 24, 2017July 23, 2017 Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Research, Science, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Brittle Star

Brittle stars are covered in protective outer plates, but they also have another structure of internal plates. A particular species of brittle star seems to be able to use these… Read More

Did You Know?Interviews Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber July 19, 2017July 16, 2017 Art, Brain, Color, Consciousness, Cortex, Genetics, Interview, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Science

Self Reflected: The Best of Neuroscience and Art

The phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” seems especially true for scientists. What we study becomes not only intellectually beautiful, but also literally beautiful: the form is… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Brain, Immune System, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Receptor, Synapse

Bite-size Science: Immune Cells use Neurotransmitter to Communicate

Researchers have suspected for a few years that neurotransmitters like dopamine play a role in how the immune system functions. But they didn’t know how cells in the immune system… Read More

Did You Know?Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber July 10, 2017April 17, 2023 Antenna, Brain, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Perception, Science, Smell

Weird Animal Brain: Moth

These beautiful little creatures are incredibly skilled at sniffing out mates. The pheromone the females release is called bombykol. Scientists are on the hunt for exactly how this pheromone activates… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber June 26, 2017June 30, 2017 Brain, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Platypus, Receptor

Weird Animal Brain: Platypus

The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that have the power of electroreception, which means they can sense electrical changes. Check out this new Weird Animal Brain to… Read More

Aging Did You Know?Learning and Memory Movement Neuro News

Kayleen Schreiber June 19, 2017June 30, 2017 Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Cortex, DNA, Epigenetics, gene, Genetics, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Memory, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Receptor, Research, Science

Bite-size Science: Epigenetics help protect the aging brain

Epigenetics change which genes are active and which are inactive. Research over the past few years has shown that these changes are important for protecting the brain from neurodegeneration and… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber June 12, 2017June 30, 2017 Brain, Development, Infographic, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Ocean, Perception, Receptor, Sea Squirt

Weird Animal Brain: Sea Squirt

The brain is one of the most complex and amazing structures in the universe. It allows us to experience the world, feel, remember, and plan for the future. But for… Read More

Big Ideas Did You Know?Interviews

Kate Fehlhaber May 24, 2017June 30, 2017 Brain, Conversation, Future, Interview, Kate Fehlhaber, Neuroscience, Perception, Podcast, SciComm, Spinning Logic, STEM, Vision, Women

Spinning Logic

I had the opportunity to speak with Jason Havey, host of the Spinning Logic podcast! And it was a blast!!… Read More

Brain Basics Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rachel Jonas March 29, 2017June 22, 2022 ADHD, Alzheimer's, Brain, Default mode network, DMN, fMRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, Neuroimaging, Psychiatry

Can We Trust MRI Research? It’s Complicated.

The first human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan was acquired almost 40 years ago. The scanner — hand-built by Dr. Raymond Damadian with the help of his two postdoctoral fellows… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development Did You Know?Learning and Memory Neuro News Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber March 15, 2017June 30, 2017 2017, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Conference, Development, Fact, Florida, Infographic, Institute, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Max Planck, Memory, Neuron, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Research, Science, Sunposium, Synapse

How does fundamental research help you?

Sometimes it’s hard to understand why scientists do what they do. Why spend a career studying cells, fungus, or flies? Other than being nerdy and wanting to learn about our… Read More

Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Joel Frohlich January 25, 2017June 30, 2017 Autism, Brain, complexity, Critical State, Criticality, Disorder, E/I Balance, EEG, Electroencephalogram, Epilepsy, Epileptic, Excitation, GABA, glutamate, Inhibition, Power law, Schizophrenia, Seizure, Self-organized criticality, SOC

Excitation and Inhibition: The Yin and Yang of the Brain

To make a working nervous system, only two forces are necessary: excitation and inhibition.… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber January 9, 2017June 5, 2019 Brain, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Octopus, Perception, Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Octopus

The octopus almost reaches alien status when it comes to its brain and nervous system. And yet, the differences can help us understand more about the human brain as well… Read More

Did You Know?Neuroscience Technologies

Joel Frohlich January 4, 2017June 30, 2017 Brain, Broca, Cortex, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, depression, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, ECT, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Motor, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Prefrontal, Prefrontal Cortex, rDCS, Seizure, TMS, transcranial direct current stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Stimulating Neural Circuits with Magnetism

Brain stimulation might sound like some Frankensteinian demonstration from a Victorian science fair. But in reality, it is a contemporary technique making a huge impact in neuroscience by addressing a… Read More

Brain Basics

Anita November 23, 2016June 30, 2017 Amygdala, Brain, Brain stem, Cortex, Cranial nerves, Emoji, Flight or fight, Food, Fusiform, Gratitude, gravy boat, Hippocampus, melatonin, Nerve, Neuroscience, Neuroscientist, olfactory, PLoS, PLOS Blogs, PLOS Neuro, Prefrontal, Pumpkin pie, Receptor, Sleep, suprachiasmatic nucleus, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Ventral, Ventral Tegmental Area, VTA

How to Give Thanks Like a Neuroscientist

You’re on your way to the traditional Thanksgiving family get-together. You drive down a familiar street, locate your familiar house, and park in a familiar spot.… Read More

Did You Know?Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber November 21, 2016June 30, 2017 Artery, Blood, Brain, Cortex, Dive, Elasmobrach, Infographic, Manta Ray, Marine Biology, Neuroscience, Ocean, Retia mirabilia, Swim, Vein, Warm

Weird Animal Brain: Manta Ray

Last month, on the big island of Hawaii, I swam with giant, beautiful aliens. Or at least that’s what it felt like. I went night snorkeling with manta rays and… Read More

Interviews Sensation and Perception

Kate Fehlhaber November 9, 2016June 30, 2017 Brain, Forensic, Interview, Memory, Neuroscience 2016, Neuroscientist, Next Generation Award, Perception, Salk, San Diego, Science, SfN, SfN16, Society for Neuroscience, Tom Albright, Vision

Is Seeing Believing? A Conversation with Tom Albright

What does eye-witness identification have to do with neuroscience? A lot, actually.… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber October 31, 2016June 30, 2017 Brain, Electricity, Fact, Head, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Lorenzini, Neuroscience, Organ, Perception, Receptor, Research, Science, Sense, Shark

Weird animal brain: Sharks

Everyone knows sharks are fierce predators. How exactly they hunt so well is in part due to their extra sixth sense: electroreception!… Read More

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Anita October 19, 2016June 30, 2017 Brain, Calcium, Dorsal raphe nucleus, DRN, GFP, Green fluorescent protein, Indicator, Loneliness, Neuron, Optogenetics, Reward, Social Rebound, Ventral Tegmental Area, VTA

What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

Consider three scenarios. A kid joins a new high school and eats lunch by herself. A recently separated man is alone for the New Year’s Eve countdown. A prisoner becomes… Read More

Did You Know?Neuro News Sensation and Perception

Kate Fehlhaber October 12, 2016June 30, 2017 auditory, Brain, Fingerprint, Mother, Pattern, Reward, Soothe, Speech, Study, Voice

How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain

It is no surprise that a child prefers its mother’s voice to those of strangers. Beginning in the womb, a fetus’s developing auditory pathways sense the sounds and vibrations of… Read More