Neuroscience
03 Oct 2017
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.
155 news posts in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
02 Oct 2017
No evidence of permanent hearing loss from common recreational noise
A study in Frontiers in Neuroscience finds no evidence that loud events cause auditory nerve injury or permanent hearing loss in young adults.
Neuroscience
14 Sep 2017
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.
Neuroscience
13 Sep 2017
Personalized treatment for chronic pain relief?
A study of antidepressant drugs used to treat chronic pain, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, shows that some individuals might better tolerate certain side effects than others, pointing the way for personalized medicine.
Neuroscience
13 Sep 2017
Preventing childhood deafness following treatment with life-saving cancer drugs
A new way to deliver steroids to the inner ear reduces hearing loss caused by chemotherapy, finds a study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience.
Neuroscience
11 Sep 2017
Mind wandering is common during driving
Research on driver distraction published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience shows that people’s minds wander a lot in a simulated daily work commute – but they not always aware of this.
Neuroscience
06 Sep 2017
New Section Launch: Neuroinfectious Diseases in Frontiers in Neurology
New specialty section on Neuroinfectious Diseases to be headed by Chief Editor, Dr. Avindra Nath.
Neuroscience
05 Sep 2017
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.
Neuroscience
29 Aug 2017
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.
Neuroscience
29 Aug 2017
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
Neuroscience
29 Aug 2017
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.
Neuroscience
27 Jul 2017
Study reveals most impactful neuroscience research
A study has identified the 100 most-cited neuroscience papers, and their research topics and journals.
Neuroscience
24 Jul 2017
Bacteria found in Alzheimer’s brains
Brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease show changes in bacterial populations compared with healthy brains.
Neuroscience
24 Jul 2017
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.
Neuroscience
18 Jul 2017
Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do
Can a self-driving vehicle be moral, act like humans do, or act like humans expect humans to? New study has found that human morality can be modeled.