FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2018·4 min readOlder Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young PeopleA new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2018·5 min readResearchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste AversionA new study implicates the basolateral amygdala in conditioned taste aversion. The study could pave the way for treatments to curb taste aversions associated with chemotherapy and eating disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2018·6 min readA Heavy Working Memory Load May Sink Brainwave ‘Synch’Researchers report synchrony of brain waves within three regions of the brain can 'break down' when visual working memory load becomes too extensive to handle.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 4, 2018·5 min readA Letter of the Alphabet We Can Read But Not Write?Researchers say most people are not aware that two forms of the letter 'g' exist and, for those who are aware, most can not correctly identify or write the typeset version we usually see. The findings suggest the important role writing styles play in letter learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 3, 2018·4 min readSurprise Can Be an Agent of Social ChangeSurprise, researchers say, not only has effects on the beliefs of an individual, but also collective effects on the content of culture. As a result, surprise can lead people to change attitudes, shift preconceptions and inspire social change.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·April 3, 2018·4 min readParkinson’s Disease and Binge EatingA new study sheds light on why some people with Parkinson's disease binge eat. Researchers report working memory impairment and alterations in reward sensitivity could be behind why binge eating can be problematic in those with Parkinson's.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 3, 2018·4 min readLong-Lasting Brain Proteins Offer Clues to How Memories Last a LifetimeResearcher report long-lasting proteins in the brain could be a crucial part of the molecular machinery that helps govern long term memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 3, 2018·5 min readLong Term Caffeine Use Worsens Alzheimer’s SymptomsA new study reports caffeine may worsen neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease. Caffeine, researchers report, exacerbates neophobia, anxiety and cognitive flexibility in mouse models of the disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 2, 2018·4 min readPeople Use Emotion to Persuade, Even When it Could BackfireResearchers reveal people tend to be more persuaded towards appeals that are infused with emotion, regardless of whether they are negative or positive.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 29, 2018·6 min readMemory Researchers Link Two Brain Regions to Conceptual OrganizationResearchers implicate the hippocampus in conceptual memory formation. The study reveals activity within the hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex is consistent with the retrieval of new concepts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 28, 2018·5 min readProsthetic Memory System Successful in HumansThere is new hope for people suffering from memory related problems. Researchers have successfully implanted a neuroprosthetic system into the brains of epilepsy patients that uses the person's own memory patterns to enhance memory encoding and recall.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2018·3 min readNicotinic Receptor and Long-Term Memory Study Paves Way for Targeted Dementia TherapyResearchers report alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors enhance communication between the hippocampus and frontal cortex, where as a4b7 nicotinic receptors decrease the communication. The findings may have implications for the way stimulation of acetylcholine can be used to treat dementia.Read More