FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 15, 2021·3 min readMindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on TrackPracticing mindfulness when your mind is wandering can help you regain attention, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 15, 2021·5 min readHow Diet Influences Taste Sensitivity and PreferenceDiet influences dopamine and insulin signaling in the brain, which in turn directly affects the peripheral sensory response in fruit flies. This response influences what the fly decides to eat next.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 15, 2021·4 min readLong-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain SpaceLong-term memory consolidation and short-term memory processes that occur during sleep do so at a cost to one another.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 15, 2021·3 min readHow Ultrasound Could Be Used to Treat Psychiatric DisordersLow-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation helps modulate brain activity and behaviors associated with a range of psychiatric disorders, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 14, 2021·5 min readHip Hop Song Linked to a Reduction in Suicides in the USA popular hip hop song by Logic has led to an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and a reduction in suicide, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 14, 2021·4 min readRunning Down the Exercise ‘Sweet Spot’ to Reverse Cognitive DeclineResearchers have identified a "sweet spot" during exercise that appears to reverse age-related cognitive decline and improves learning in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2021·4 min readLearning and Protecting Itself: How the Brain AdaptsBlocking matrix metalloproteinases MMP2 and MMP9 can have the opposite effect on neuroplasticity depending on whether the brain is healthy or injured.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 14, 2021·5 min readVitamin B12 Deficiency Increases Risk of DepressionPeople suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency are 51% more likely to develop depression over a four-year period. However, as a person's age increased, the risk of depression decreased.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 14, 2021·3 min readCOVID Protein Interacts With Parkinson’s Protein, Promotes Amyloid FormationThe COVID causing SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with alpha-synuclein, speeding up the formation of amyloid plaques, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2021·4 min readCommon Sleep Disorder Combo Could Be DeadlyPeople who suffer from insomnia in conjunction with sleep apnea are more likely to experience heart problems and are 50% more likely to die than those without the conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2021·5 min readFlavor Your Food With “Flavanols (Flavan 3-Ols)” to Burn Excess FatResearchers have found a direct connection between flavan 3-ols consumption and fat browning by activation in the sympathetic nervous system. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for obesity-related disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 13, 2021·2 min readLive Personalized Music Soothes Stressed Patients During LockdownPatients who listened to personalized live music via tele-music showed a reduction in stress and anxiety.Read More