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.

Tongues "taste" water by sensing sour, ScienceNews for Students, July 5, 2017.
Adolescents are brain-dense and that's good ScienceNews for Students, July 7, 2017.
Elderly yoginis have greater cortical thickness, July 13, 2017.
MMA fighters, boxers may have signs of long-term brain injury in blood, American Academy of Neurology, ScienceDaily, July 13, 2017.
Most football players who donated their brains to science had traumatic injury, ScienceNews, July 25, 2017.
To reduce postoperative pain, consider sleep -- and caffeine, ScienceDaily, August 18, 2017.
Monkeys with Parkinson's disease benefit from human stem cells, Kyoto University, ScienceDaily, August 30, 2017.
Stroke patient improvement with a brain-computer interface, University of Adelaide, ScienceDaily, August 30, 2017.
Yawning: Why is it so contagious and why should it matter?, University of Nottingham, ScienceDaily, August 31, 2017.
Longtime antidepressant could slow Parkinson's, Michigan State University, ScienceDaily, September 5, 2017.
Yoga, meditation improve brain function and energy levels, University of Waterloo, ScienceDaily, September 6, 2017.
Human skin cells transformed directly into motor neurons, Washington University in St. Louis, ScienceDaily, September 7, 2017.