Neuroscience For Kids

neuroscience in the news

What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

Night-vision 'super-mice' created using light-converting nanoparticles, Nature, February 28, 2019.
Weekend lie-ins don't compensate for week-long exhaustion, Nature, February 28, 2019.
Bungee jumping for science, Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berl, ScienceDaily, February 28, 2019.
Could an eye doctor diagnose Alzheimer's before you have symptoms?, Duke University Medical Center,ScienceDaily, March 11, 2019.
Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains, European Society of Cardiology, ScienceDaily, March 11, 2019.
Using an anti-smoking drug to control neurons, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ScienceDaily, March 14, 2019.
A repellent odor inhibits the perception of a pleasant odor in vinegar flies, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, ScienceDaily, March 15, 2019.
Sniffing out Parkinson's disease, American Chemical Society, ScienceDaily, March 20, 2019.
Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words, Northwestern University, ScienceDaily, March 21, 2019.
Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense, California Institute of Technology, ScienceDaily, March 21, 2019.
3D-printed transparent skull provides a window to the brain, University of Minnesota. ScienceDaily, April 2, 2019.
Alzheimer's diagnosis, management improved by brain scans, Alzheimer's Association, ScienceDaily, April 2, 2019.
Why sleeping in on the weekend won't work, ScienceNewsforStudents, April 9, 2019.