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Motor Cortex
Motor Cortex: the part of the cerebral cortex in the brain where nerve impetus originate. This, in turn, initiates muscular activity.
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SEP 06, 2023Health & Medicine
A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that cannabis use alters the connectivity of a specific bra ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 19, 2023Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write researchWritten By: Amielle MorenoMAR 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 18, 2022Neuroscience
People usually only have to learn how to ride a bicycle once; and once a person learns how, they can get on and start ri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Neuroscience explored the effects of drumming on the behavior and brain functioning of autistic tee ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 09, 2022Health & Medicine
A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests multiple areas in the brain's frontal ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 10, 2022Neuroscience
Drinking alcohol small quantities of alcohol- such as less than one unit, which is equivalent to half a beer- is linked ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 11, 2022Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2021Health & Medicine
The ability to detect odors is important to most organisms' survival; they have to be able to find food or mates, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2021Neuroscience
The motor cortex, the part of the brain involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements, may pla ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that the effects of alcohol intoxication, like slurred speech and ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Dartmouth College have found that pain relief drugs that work via the placebo effect reduce pain-relate ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic imaging scientists have developed a software tool for predicting the future onset of cerebral palsy in babies ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 02, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Yawning in the middle of the day is completely normal for people with hectic schedules. How do you know whether it&rsquo ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 30, 2020Neuroscience
When looking at the brain, many think that different areas are individually responsible for different functions- like me ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Early life experiences impact how the brain is formed, and creates either a stable, solid foundation for later life, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2019Neuroscience
Scientists at Northwestern University have dicovered a new mechanism in the brain that may be responsable for the early ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 08, 2019Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 25, 2019Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 13, 2019Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 10, 2019Neuroscience
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Ca ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUN 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder impacting the brain, can begin in the gut.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that cannabis use alters the connectivity of a specific bra
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 19, 2023
Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write research
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 18, 2022
Neuroscience
People usually only have to learn how to ride a bicycle once; and once a person learns how, they can get on and start ri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Neuroscience explored the effects of drumming on the behavior and brain functioning of autistic tee
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 09, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests multiple areas in the brain's frontal
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Drinking alcohol small quantities of alcohol- such as less than one unit, which is equivalent to half a beer- is linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
The ability to detect odors is important to most organisms' survival; they have to be able to find food or mates, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2021
Neuroscience
The motor cortex, the part of the brain involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements, may pla
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that the effects of alcohol intoxication, like slurred speech and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Dartmouth College have found that pain relief drugs that work via the placebo effect reduce pain-relate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic imaging scientists have developed a software tool for predicting the future onset of cerebral palsy in babies
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 02, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Yawning in the middle of the day is completely normal for people with hectic schedules. How do you know whether it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 30, 2020
Neuroscience
When looking at the brain, many think that different areas are individually responsible for different functions- like me
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Early life experiences impact how the brain is formed, and creates either a stable, solid foundation for later life, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2019
Neuroscience
Scientists at Northwestern University have dicovered a new mechanism in the brain that may be responsable for the early
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 13, 2019
Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 10, 2019
Neuroscience
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Ca
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder impacting the brain, can begin in the gut.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch