FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 8, 2016·4 min readResearchers Find Brain’s “Physics Engine”Researchers report the brain's 'physic engine' helps predict how the world behaves.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 5, 2016·4 min readBrain Areas Distinguish Between Good and BadResearchers have identified two areas involved in a neural network that helps interpret situations as positive or negative.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 5, 2016·4 min readBrain Network of Psychopathic Criminal Functions DifferentlyResearchers report a strong focus on reward coupled with a lack of self control appears to drive criminal psychopaths.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2016·4 min readBrains of Overweight People ‘Ten Years Older’ Than Leaner Counterparts in Middle AgeOverweight people have a widespread reduction of their white matter compared to their leaner counterparts of the same age, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2016·5 min readElders Use Brain Networks Differently For Short Term RecallAccording to researchers, age related changes in the organization of neural networks when performing short term memory tasks may help to compensate for other aspects of brain aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 2, 2016·5 min readLower Weight in Late Life May Increase Alzheimer’s RiskResearchers report a link between a lower BMI and greater deposits of amyloid plaques in older individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 2, 2016·7 min readImaging Brain Cells’ Reactions to Concussive TraumaAccording to a new study, researchers have been able to watch in real time what happens to neurons as they experience concussive trauma.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2016·5 min readBreastfeeding Associated With Better Brain Development and Neurocognitive OutcomesAccording to a new study, preterm babies who were fed more breast milk for the first 28 days of life had larger gray matter volume and better cognitive skills by the age of 7.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 29, 2016·3 min readVirtual Brain Helps Decrypt EpilepsyResearchers have developed a virtual brain that can mimic the brain of a person with epilepsy. The model can help provide a better understanding of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2016·6 min readStudy Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic TrancesResearchers document neural changes associated with hypnosis.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 27, 2016·5 min readNew Model May Solve Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes MoodFindings could help to design new treatments for mood disorders as effective as lithium, but with fewer side effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2016·5 min readImaging the Brain Structure That Allows Neurons to CommunicateResearchers use a new technique to image the process of neurotransmission.Read More