A baby’s first steps
These Circuits Were Made for Walking
Neurological complications of Lyme disease
Tick season is here, and so is the potential for Lyme disease
Get a whiff of this
Animals have a special sensory system for social information
COVID-19 and the Brain
What we know (and don’t know) about how the novel coronavirus affects the nervous system
The Dad-Baby Bond
How fatherhood changes the brain
The Biased Brain
Your brain might be ready to think it is “us” vs. “them,” but you don’t have to.
Light at night may mess with your brain
A new study may help us understand how nighttime light exposure leads to behavior changes
Aphasia as a Symptom of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Many types of brain injury and disease, including autoimmune encephalitis, can cause a language disorder named aphasia that affects at least 2 million Americans
Mapping the Brain
A 3D map gives researches a better look into the mouse brain
Active by default
What the brain’s default mode network can teach us about ourselves
The Hope for A Cure
Huntington’s disease ravages the brain, but exciting new therapies offer hope for the future
A Sense of Attraction
What do a refrigerator and a sea turtle have in common? Surprisingly, magnets.
Translating faces into emotion
Scientists deciphered what mice were feeling by looking at their faces
Healing in Nature
How the outdoors can improve mental health
A World Without Smell
What causes someone to lose the sense of smell?
Diagnosing Autoimmune Encephalitis
For a difficult-to-diagnose disease, PET imaging may offer better insight than MRI
Artificial Sweeteners and the Brain
Are they really better for you?
Alone, but not lonely
Socially distancing from each other has been tough, and being alone also has biological consequences. However, being alone and being lonely are not the same.
Insulating your memories
Neuronal insulation provided by myelin is important for a type of memory formation
Do No Harm
Lab rats may hold the key to understanding our urge to help others in need.
A Punch in the Gut
Parkinson’s disease and the GI tract have more in common than you might think
LSD on the brain
A psychedelic drug may be a therapeutic breakthrough
Making Memories
How do we form memories, and why does this process break down in autoimmune encephalitis?
A Shocking Discovery
Some scientific experiments are odd, but without this strange experiment neuroscientists would not be very ‘hoppy’. Learn about what neuroscience’s history owes to frogs and an Italian scientist born in the 18th century.
How “little brains” may help us treat brain cancer
Developing organoids from a patient’s brain tumor may help to understand how to treat them
The Bilingual Brain
Research finds that learning to speak more than one language, especially as a child, leads to long-lasting cognitive benefits.
Brainwashed
Parasites can literally control the minds of other creatures
Stressed Out
Stress early in life can change how the brain reacts to more stress later
How does sleep affect the blood-brain barrier?
The blood-brain barrier plays a critical role in protecting the brain. However, sleep loss can lower its defenses, increasing the vulnerability of the brain.
Every Time We Touch
How the brain senses touch, pain, and temperature
