Cognitive Science

The latest breakthroughs, innovations, and cool happenings at the cutting edge of the world of cognitive science. Updated daily.

Boosting Elderly Rehabilitation Through Neural Responses

Understanding how the brain responds to rehabilitation in the elderly is like peering into a microscopic world, then zooming out to see the bigger picture. This study provides evidence at multiple scales – from the micro level of individual brain cells, to the meso level of neural circuits, all the way up to the macro […]

Published on May 15, 2023

Unveiling the Genetic Network of Alzheimer’s in the Fusiform Gyrus

The mysterious world of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is like a puzzle, with many missing pieces. One key piece appears to be the fusiform gyrus, a region in the brain that plays an important role in memory and cognition. In this study, scientists investigated the genes and gene interactions in the fusiform gyrus of individuals with […]

Published on May 15, 2023

Similarities in Autism Mouse Models Unveil Key Pathways for Synaptic Dysfunction

Imagine you’re trying to solve a puzzle, but you only have a few pieces. To make matters worse, the pieces come from different puzzles. This is similar to the challenge researchers face when trying to understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the quest for effective treatments, scientists compared the synaptic proteomes of five different mouse […]

Published on May 15, 2023