Research Articles
The Basal Ganglia: Beyond Movement to the Mind's Maestro
Exploring the basal ganglia's role in cognition, emotion, and decision-making, with insights into current research controversies and future therapeutic directions.
The DIY Brain Decoders: Handcrafted Electrodes Revolutionizing Rodent Neuroscience
How researchers are building high-performance ECoG electrodes for rodent neuroscience at 1% of commercial costs, democratizing brain research.
The Light Switch in Your Brain: How Scientists Re-engineered Nature's Ion Channels to Silence Neurons
How scientists re-engineered channelrhodopsin into a light-gated chloride channel for precise neural inhibition in optogenetics
Beyond Pink and Blue Brains: How Neurofeminism Is Rewriting the Science of Gender
A groundbreaking brain study reveals that fewer than 6% of people have consistently 'male' or 'female' neural features—shattering the myth of binary biology.
The Mind-Body Enigma: When Stress Mimics and Worsens Myasthenia Gravis
Exploring the complex relationship between psychological stress, immune function, and symptom severity in Myasthenia Gravis.
Rewiring Reality: How Cognitive Rehabilitation Helps Rebuild the Mind
Explore how cognitive rehabilitation harnesses neuroplasticity to help rebuild cognitive functions after brain injury, stroke, or neurological illness.
The Brain's Built-in Calculator: How We "Guesstimate" Without Thinking
Discover how ultra-high-field brain imaging reveals our innate ability to estimate quantities without counting through the Approximate Number System.
Brain Beats on Speed: How Amphetamine Disrupts Your Neural Symphony
Research on how d-amphetamine disrupts neural synchronization between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in rats, affecting cognitive functions.
The Flash Response: How Glowing Flies Reveal the Secrets of Escape Behavior
Exploring how optogenetics in Drosophila reveals neural circuits behind escape behaviors through light-controlled experiments.
The Frontal Lobes: Your Brain's CEO and the Neuroscience Revolution Rewriting Mental Health
Explore groundbreaking discoveries about the frontal lobes, their role in executive functions, and revolutionary treatments for frontal lobe disorders.