FeaturedPsychology·October 31, 2020·4 min readHikikomori: Understanding the People Who Choose to Live in Extreme IsolationResearchers explore the "sociocultural mental health phenomena" of Hikikomori, a disorder in which people socially isolate for extended periods of time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 31, 2020·4 min readShould I Run, or Should I Not? The Neural Basis of Aggression and FlightStudy reveals a key role for the ventromedial hypothalamus in fight or flight behaviors. Findings suggest the ventromedial hypothalamus alters in response to social experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 30, 2020·4 min readA Malformation Illustrates the Incredible Plasticity of the BrainResearchers discover how the brain adapts in a study of children born without a corpus callosum.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 30, 2020·4 min readHaunted House Researchers Investigate the Mystery of Playing With FearHaunted house experiment shows "just the right" amount of fear is key to maximizing enjoyment.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 29, 2020·7 min readStudies Link Some Autism to Brain Cells That Guide Sociability and Platonic LoveMouse study links specific autism types to abnormal parvocellular oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 29, 2020·4 min readNucleus Accumbens Neuron Ensembles Recruited by Cocaine and Sugar Are DifferentCocaine and sucrose neuron ensembles in the nucleus accumbens are mostly non-overlapping.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 29, 2020·3 min readBrainstem Neurons Control Both Behavior and MisbehaviorStudy reveals how gene control mechanisms determine the identity of neurons in the embryonic brainstem. A failure in differentiation in developing brainstem neurons can lead to behavioral abnormalities, including ADHD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 28, 2020·4 min readResearchers Link Poor Memory to Attention Lapses and Media MultitaskingA new study reveals a correlation between multimedia multitasking, memory loss, and difficulties in maintaining attention.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2020·5 min readSmall Brain Device Proves Big Game Changer for Severely Paralyzed PatientsA tiny neural implant dubbed the Stentrode, allows people with upper limb paralysis to regain motor function. The device wirelessly restores the transmission of brain impulses.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·October 28, 2020·4 min readSocial Isolation Puts Women at Higher Risk of HypertensionWomen aged 45 to 85 without partners and who didn't engage in frequent social activities had a higher rate of hypertension. Widowed women were most likely to exhibit symptoms of hypertension.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 28, 2020·4 min readCancer Cells Mediate Immune Suppression in the BrainMyeloid cells can suppress the immune response, allowing breast cancer cells to metastasize in the brain and form secondary tumor sites.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 28, 2020·7 min readWhy Motivation to Learn Declines With AgeThe decline of striosomal activity in the brain may explain why people lose the motivation to learn as they age.Read More
