Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    Humans can sniff out gender

    A new study adds to controversy of whether people have pheromones.

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  2. Psychology

    Leonardo da Vinci may have invented 3-D image with ‘Mona Lisa’

    A mysterious copy of the ‘Mona Lisa’ combines with the Louvre painting to make a stereoscopic image of the woman with the enigmatic smile.

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  3. Science & Society

    Students retain information better with pens than laptops

    Compared with typing on a laptop, writing notes by hand may lead to deeper understanding of lecture material.

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  4. Neuroscience

    How brains filter the signal from the noise

    Our brains can distinguish a single voice in the middle of a noisy street. A new study in ferrets shows how auditory systems might separate the signal from the noise.

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  5. Animals

    Frustrated fish get feisty

    Smaller rainbow trout become more aggressive towards bigger fish when they don’t their usual treats.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Pain curbs sex drive in females, but not males

    When in pain, female mice’s interest in sex takes a hit but males still want to mate.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Bingeing rats show the power of food habits

    Rats allowed to binge on sweetened milk show a bad habit for food. But while food might change our habits, a bad food habit may not necessarily be an addiction.

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  8. Life

    Insulating sheath on nerve cells isn’t an even coat

    Myelin doesn't evenly coat axons, a finding that runs counter to what scientists suspected.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Poor slumber is bad for young flies’ brains

    A child's sleep deprivation could alter brain development and adult behavior, a study of fruit flies suggests.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Even with rest, brain changes linked to football linger

    The offseason may not allow enough time for football players' brains to heal from hard hits.

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  11. Neuroscience

    What’s behind rising autism rates

    Better diagnosis may be driving a recent spike in autism.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Smell wiring gets set early

    Mess with a baby mouse’s olfaction for too long and neurons never recover.

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