FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2022·4 min readTracking Sleep With a Self-Powering Smart PillowA newly designed "smart pillow" that tracks the position of the head during sleep could help to track and monitor sleep quality and duration in those with sleep disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 4, 2022·4 min readLong-Term Personality Traits Influence Problem-SolvingZebra finches have stable personality traits and some of the traits enabled the birds to come up with innovative solutions to complex foraging tasks, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·June 4, 2022·2 min readIncreased Risk of Dementia and Depression in Rheumatoid ArthritisPeople suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are 1.2 times more likely to develop depression. Additionally, the risk of developing dementia increased by 2-3% every 5 years following a diagnosis of RA.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 4, 2022·6 min readHow Storytelling Can Motivate Us to Help OthersHearing personal narratives instead of simply cold, hard facts motivates people to change their behaviors to help protect more vulnerable groups.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 3, 2022·7 min readChildren Who Attend Schools With More Traffic Noise Show Slower Cognitive DevelopmentChildren who attend school close to busy roads and traffic are more likely to experience deficits in working memory and attention, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2022·6 min readThe Flexibility of Innate BehaviorMice can readily learn to suppress their innate behavioral response to escape, effectively ignoring stimuli they determine to pose no threat.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2022·4 min readPrimates and Non-primates Differ in the Architecture of Their NeuronsThe origin of the axon differs between primates and non-primates in the architecture of neurons, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2022·6 min readKey Factor in Neocortex Development DiscoveredA new study sheds light on how the neocortex in the human brain develops.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 3, 2022·6 min readFetal Brain Imaging Predicts Neurodevelopment of Babies With Congenital Heart DiseaseSmaller brain volume found in fetal MRI brain scans predicts the outcome of children with congenital heart disease across all domains of neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 3, 2022·4 min readHow Wisdom, Resilience and Mastery Work Together to Boost Well-Being in Old AgeWisdom helps strengthen resilience and mastery to reduce stress and increase well-being, improving a person's ability to better handle later-life adversity and age-related loss.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 3, 2022·5 min readOverlooked Proteins May Be Key to Better Diagnosis of Alzheimer’sFragmented tau that accumulates in neurons in those with Alzheimer's disease may be a new target for drugs to treat the neurodegenerative disease.Read More