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.

Food aroma study may help explain why meals taste bad in space, RMIT University, ScienceDaily, July 16, 2024.
Singing the science: Using karaoke to examine blushing, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW, ScienceDaily, July 17, 2024.
Does the onset of daylight saving time lead to an unhealthy lifestyle?, American Marketing Association, ScienceDaily, July 23, 2024.
Study uses Game of Thrones to advance understanding of face blindness, University of York, ScienceDaily, July 23, 2024.
Language affects how quickly we perceive shades of color, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, ScienceDaily, July 24, 2024.
How do placebos ease pain? Mouse brain study offers clues, Nature, July 24, 2024.
Study shows how aura may lead to migraine headache, NIH Research Matters, July 30, 2024.
Accurate blood test for Alzheimer's disease, NIH Research Matters, August 13, 2024.
Singing from memory unlocks a surprisingly common musical superpower, University of California - Santa Cruz, ScienceDaily, August 14, 2024.
New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to "speak" again, University of California - Davis Health, ScienceDaily, August 14, 2024.
Sleep resets neurons for new memories the next day, Cornell University, ScienceDaily, August 15, 2024.
Self-adjusting brain pacemaker may help reduce Parkinson's disease symptoms, NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, ScienceDaily, August 19, 2024.
A sensory pen which can read Braille could improve literacy amongst the visually impaired, University of Bristol, ScienceDaily, September 3, 2024.
Keep devices out of bed for better sleep, University of Otago, ScienceDaily, September 3, 2024.
Music can reveal which areas of the brain are affected by aging, Aarhus University, ScienceDaily, September 4, 2024.
Flexible tentacle electrodes precisely record brain activity, ETH Zurich, ScienceDaily, September 4, 2024.
Novel biomarker could lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, University of Melbourne, ScienceDaily, September 5, 2024.
New research on anesthesia unlocks important clues about the nature of consciousness, Wellesley College, ScienceDaily, September 5, 2024.
For many animals sleep is a social activity, but it's usually studied as an individual process, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, September 5, 2024.
Travel could be the best defense against aging, Edith Cowan University, ScienceDaily, September 5, 2024.