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.

Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy, University of Saskatchewan. ScienceDaily, May 30, 2019.
Circadian clocks: Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, University of California - Irvine, ScienceDaily, May 30, 2019.
The Naked Mole-Rat is Impervious to Certain Kinds of Pain. It's Not Alone, NOVA NEXT, May 30, 2019.
Meet the Animals That Literally Sleep with One Eye Open, Scientific American, June, 2019.
Elephants Can Use Scent to Distinguish More From Less, NOVA NEXT, June 3, 2019.
Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech, IOS Press, ScienceDaily, June 3, 2019.
First blood-brain barrier chip using stem cells, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ScienceDaily, June 12, 2019.
Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing, University of Exeter, ScienceDaily, June 13, 2019.
Upbeat music can sweeten tough exercise, University of British Columbia Okanagan, ScienceDaily, June 20, 2019.
Study ties poor sleep to reduced memory performance in older adults, Georgia Institute of Technology, ScienceDaily, June 24, 2019.
Understanding brain activity when you name what you see, Baylor College of Medicine, ScienceDaily, June 24, 2019.
Can deprescribing drugs linked to cognitive impairment actually reduce risk of dementia?, Regenstrief Institute, ScienceDaily, June 24, 2019.
"Mystical' psychedelic compound found in normal brains of rats, Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan. ScienceDaily, June 27, 2019.
Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering ScienceDaily, July 1, 2019.
How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds, University of Washington ScienceDaily, July 1, 2019.
A short bout of exercise enhances brain function, Oregon Health & Science University. ScienceDaily, July 2, 2019.
Study ties poor sleep to reduced memory performance in older adults, National Science Foundation, July 5, 2019.
Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?, American Academy of Neurology, ScienceDaily, July 10, 2019.
An 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries, University of Michigan, ScienceDaily, July 11, 2019.