FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 9, 2018·4 min readEvolutionary Changes in Brain May Have Led to Schizophrenia and Bipolar DisorderAccording to researchers, neuropsychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia could be a byproduct of evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 8, 2018·4 min readTo Understand Working Memory, Researchers Must Resolve This DebateResearchers say, to better understand working memory, it is important to resolve the debate over how we hold and judge multiple pieces of information in mind.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2018·5 min readZebrafish Interactions Offer Help in Studying Social Behavioral DisordersResearchers have identified neurons vital for socialized behavior in zebrasifh. The study reports, when the neurons are disabled, their orientation to one another breaks down in a similar way to socialization problems in humans with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2018·4 min readPay Attention: How the Brain Performs a Background Scan to Help FocusAccording to researchers, vision and brain circuits perform regular background scans, making neurons available for focus based tasks. The process makes it possible for us to pay, and maintain, attention.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 12, 2018·4 min readMachine Learning Helps Predict Treatment Outcomes in SchizophreniaA machine learning algorithm is able to successfully identify, with 78% accuracy, schizophrenia in patients based on brain scans of the superior temporal cortex. The algorithm is also 82% accurate in predicting whether or not a patient will respond positively to a specific antipsychotic medication.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 11, 2018·5 min readStress Affects People with Schizophrenia DifferentlyA new study reveals people with schizophrenia have a disrupted stress response. Researchers report those with schizophrenia have an increase in dopamine release in the striatum, but not in the prefrontal cortex, in response to stress.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2018·3 min readGenetic Mechanism Behind Why Males Are More At Risk of Neurodevelopmental DisordersResearchers report there may be a molecular placental pathway that allows females to be more resilient to maternal stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 3, 2018·8 min readPrenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in ChildrenA new study reports the offspring of women who eat a diet rich of foods fortified with folic acid while pregnant have a reduced risk of being diagnosed with a mental illness later in life. The study reports those who had increased in-utero folic acid exposure had increased cortical thickness and delayed thinning of the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 30, 2018·5 min readAmazonian Psychedelic May Ease Severe DepressionAyahuasca, a psychedelic drink made from Amazonian plants, may help relieve symptoms in those with treatment resistant depression, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·June 30, 2018·3 min readLink Between Autoimmune Disorder and Psychosis ConfirmedA new study confirms a link between a number of autoimmune diseases and an increased risk of developing psychosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·2 min readNeuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind BlindnessResearchers are planning to conduct a new neuroimaging study to investigate why some people are unable to create visual images in their imagination.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2018·5 min readBroken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain DisordersResearchers report the gamma-CaMPII protein plays a critical role in learning and memory. The shuttle protein may be dysfunctional in those with Schizophrenia and autism, hindering learning abilities, researchers report.Read More