FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2019·2 min readStudy questions video games’ effects on violent behaviorA new study backs previous findings that there is not enough evidence to support the view that violent video games lead to acts of violence.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 6, 2019·5 min read‘I knew that was going to happen:’ Déjà vu and the ‘postdictive’ biasWhen intense feelings of prediction accompanied deja vu, they were strongly correlated with feelings of postdiction. High degrees of familiarity that accompany deja vu also carry through to postdictive bias.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2019·4 min readHorses blink less and twitch eyelids more when stressedSpontaneous blink rate decreases while eyelid twitches increase when a horse experiences a stressful situation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2019·2 min readCircuit responsible for building memories during sleep identifiedThe nucleus reuniens is responsible for coordinating synchronous slow waves between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus during sleep. The findings suggest the nucleus reuniens plays a critical role in sleep-dependant memory consolidation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2019·4 min readLearning is optimized when we fail 15% of the timeLearning is optimized in computer models when there is an error rate of 15%. Researchers say the 85% accuracy rule may also apply to humans for optimal perceptual learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 5, 2019·4 min readTalk to the hand: Human brain can rewire itself after traumatic bodily injuryWhen the brain is deprived of input from a limb following amputation, it reorganizes its neural map and reroutes the function to the remaining limb.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2019·3 min readCBD and THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal developmentBrain and fetal development damage caused by exposure to CBD and THC are very similar defects seen in fetal alcohol syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 5, 2019·4 min readPhysical activity may protect against new episodes of depressionPhysical activity can help reduce incidents of depressive episodes in those with genetic risk factors for depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 4, 2019·6 min readSome CBD products may yield cannabis-positive urine drug testsPure CBD products will not cause a positive drug test, but low-THC/high-CBD products may trigger a positive drug test for some users.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 4, 2019·5 min readAnger, anxiety, insomnia: Tweets from Twitter users could predict lonelinessLinguistic analytic models found users who tweet about loneliness post significantly more frequently about mental health concerns, relationship problems, and insomnia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 4, 2019·3 min readSaffron effectively complements antidepressant medicationsPatients reported a greater reduction of depressive symptoms when taking saffron extract in addition to antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 4, 2019·2 min readThe fetal brain possesses adult-like networksFeatures of the functional connectome are present in the fetal brain during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.Read More
