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.

Why thinking hard makes you tired, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, August 11, 2022.
Why heat makes us sleepy: Fruit fly study reveals a thermometer brain circuit promoting midday siesta on hot days, Northwestern University, ScienceDaily, August 17, 2022.
Coffee and cigarettes: Research sheds new light on nicotine and morning brew, University of Florida, ScienceDaily, August 17, 2022.
Musical tests can detect mental deterioration in old age: Integration of music with analysis of electrical brain activity, Tel-Aviv University, ScienceDaily, August 17, 2022.
Misophonia is more than just hating the sound of chewing: Study shows brain evidence of other triggers for the condition, Ohio State University, ScienceDaily, August 17, 2022.
Bird neurons use three times less glucose than mammalian neurons, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, September 8, 2022.
Sport, sleep or screens: New app reveals the "just right" day for kids, University of South Australia, ScienceDaily, September 9, 2022.
Can the brain recover after boxers, MMA fighters stop fighting?, American Academy of Neurology, ScienceDaily, September 14, 2022.
Study links length of REM sleep to animals' body temperature, University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences, ScienceDaily, September 14, 2022.