FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2020·4 min readResearch offers promise for treating schizophreniaTargeting one specific symptom of schizophrenia has a positive effect on other symptoms. Treating avolition, or reduced motivation has a positive effect on the other negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia.Read More
Neuroscience·January 28, 2020·3 min readEating disorders linked to exercise addictionExercise addiction is almost four times as common in those with eating disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 27, 2020·5 min readStrict adherence to traditional masculinity associated with more severe PTSD in vetsTraditional concepts of masculinity, including self-reliance and emotional suppression, leads to an increased risk of PTSD in veterans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 27, 2020·3 min readChildren to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate changeStudy reports increased temperatures due to climate change will negatively affect both the general health and mental health of humanity. Children's health will be most affected by climate change, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 27, 2020·4 min readHow personality predicts seeing others as sex objectsThose with dark personality traits such as psychopathy, sadism, low affective empathy, narcissism, cold-heartedness, and meanness, are more likely to sexually objectify those of the opposite sex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2020·3 min readHigh air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12Early-life exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution alters the structure of the brain at age 12. Children exposed to air pollution had reduced cortical thickness and gray matter volume compared to children who were not exposed to high levels of pollution.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 25, 2020·3 min readSilicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it soundsAdvocates of dopamine fasting claim it can help curb addictive behaviors and make daily life more pleasurable. Researchers explore the potential benefits of this new Silicon Valley trend.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 24, 2020·4 min readHow emotions are mapped in the brainNeuroimaging reveals the entire set of human emotions is topographically located in the right temporoparietal junction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 24, 2020·4 min readWhat goes up may actually be downVirtual reality study reveals people plan movements and anticipate the force of gravity by "seeing it" through visual cues rather than "feeling it."Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 24, 2020·3 min readImbalance between serotonin and dopamine in social anxiety disorderStudy reports the balance between serotonin and dopamine may be a risk factor for a person developing social anxiety disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 23, 2020·4 min readCertain personality traits in high school may lower dementia risk five decades laterYour personality traits as a teen may predict your risk of developing dementia 50 years later. Teens who were more energetic and those who were calm had a lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2020·3 min readNew insight into brain connectivityResearchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.Read More