FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2017·4 min readThe Bilingual Brain Calculates Differently Depending on the Language UsedA new study reports mathematical processes in the brain are influenced by language. Studying bilingual people, researchers discovered cognitive 'extra effort' is required for solving math problems when presented in the second language.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 13, 2017·4 min readPredicting Atypical Development in Infants at High Risk for AutismResearchers have identified biomarkers for atypical development in children as young as one month old who are at high risk of familial ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readExplaining Bursts of Activity in Brains of Preterm BabiesResearchers have identified a source of spontaneous bursts of neural activity in the brains of preterm babies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2017·6 min readCocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug AssociationsA new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 30, 2017·9 min readPatient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain TumorA musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 24, 2017·3 min readHow the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory SenseA new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2017·5 min readBrain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for ObesityTeens at risk for obesity as they age have less active self regulatory systems in the brain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 22, 2017·6 min readHigh Moral Reasoning Associated With Increased Reward System ActivityUniversity of Pennsylvania researchers report people who report higher levels of moral reasoning show increased activity in brain areas associated with reward. The study may improve understanding as to why some people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2017·3 min readAfternoon Slump in Reward ResponseA new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2017·4 min readNew Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s DiagnosisResearchers have developed a new algorithm that integrates Alzheimer's indicators from MRI measurements to predict patients with the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2017·4 min readWhy Expensive Wine Appears to Taste BetterResearchers reveal how our brain's reward system tricks us into thinking a more expensive bottle of wine tastes better.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 11, 2017·3 min readWhat Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.Read More