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.

Don't snooze on getting enough sleep, ScienceNewsforStudents, September 19, 2019.
Brain 'ripples' appear just before you remember something, ScienceNewsforStudents, September 24, 2019.
Teens sleep 43 more minutes per night after combo of two treatments, Stanford Medicine, ScienceDaily, September 25, 2019.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows How the Brain Repurposes Unused Regions, SciTechDaily, September 29, 2019.
Brains of Blind People Adapt in Similar Fashion, Scientific American, September 30, 2019.
Better sleep habits lead to better college grades, Neuroscience News, October 1, 2019.
Brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, ScienceDaily, October 10, 2019.
Enhancing memory network via brain stimulation, Society for Neuroscience, ScienceDaily, October 10, 2019.
Sleep Deprivation Shuts Down Production of Essential Brain Proteins, Scientific American, October 10, 2019.
Changes associated with Alzheimer's disease detectable in blood samples,University of Turku, ScienceDaily, October 15, 2019.

Widely available drug reduces head injury deaths, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, ScienceDaily, October 15, 2019.
The brain does not follow the head, University of Zurich, ScienceDaily, October 15, 2019.
Scientists develop test for uncommon brain diseases, NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, ScienceDaily, October 16, 2019.
Slower brain development ups a teen's risk of getting into a car accident, ScienceNewsforStudents, October 23, 2019.
New study points to another possible correlation between sleep and overall good health, Nova Southeastern University ScienceDaily, October 28, 2019.
Study underscores changes in brain structure, function in long-duration space missions, Medical University of South Carolina. ScienceDaily, October 28, 2019.
The science of ghosts, ScienceNewsforStudents, October 31, 2019.
High-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors, ScienceDaily, October 31, 2019.
Left-handed women's quirk over sense of smell, BBC News, November 7, 2019.
Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, November 7, 2019.
An exception to the rule: An intact sense of smell without a crucial olfactory brain structure, Weizmann Institute of Science, ScienceDaily, November 11, 2019.