FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2018·5 min readHow Do We Make Snap Decisions?Researchers look at what happens in the brain when we make snap decisions under stress.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 6, 2018·4 min readAlzheimer’s Risk Gene May Aggravate Neurological Air Pollution Effects in ChildrenAccording to researchers, children who carry the APOE4 gene and who are exposed to air pollution have higher behavior problem scores and their attention capacity was slower to develop.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2018·4 min readSimilar Changes in the Brains of Patients with ADHD and Emotional InstabilityResearchers report ADHD and conduct disorder exhibit similar, overlapping changes in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 2, 2018·5 min readMachine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network AbnormalitiesResearchers use machine learning technology to identify brain based dimensions of mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 19, 2018·5 min readADHD Drugs Do Not Improve Cognition in Healthy College StudentsResearchers report, contrary to popular belief, Adderall and other ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students. Instead, they may impair cognitive function.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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 9, 2018·5 min read40 Genes Associated with Aggression IdentifiedResearchers have identified 40 new genes they believe are related to aggressive behavior in both humans and mice. The findings deepen understanding of the genetic basis of aggressiveness.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 28, 2018·13 min readLiving with Sensory Processing DisorderScientists are beginning to understand the neuroscience behind sensory processing disorder and are developing new therapies to help those with SPD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 21, 2018·6 min readPsychiatric Disorders Share an Underlying Genetic BasisResearchers have identified genetic overlaps between different types of psychiatric disorders including ADHD, bipolar disorder, MDD and schizophrenia. They also identified an overlap between anorexia and OCD, as well as between Tourettes and OCD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 19, 2018·1 min readWHO ‘Gaming Disorder’ Classification Opens Door for TreatmentResearchers say the WHO's decision to classify video game addiction as a mental health disorder will allow people to receive specialized help for the condition.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·May 28, 2018·5 min readPlacenta May Be Missing Link in SchizophreniaA new study reveals, in combination to genetics and environmental factors, placenta health during fetal development may play a role in schizophrenia. Researchers report genes associated with schizophrenia may turn on in the placenta during complicated pregnancies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·4 min readBrain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse StudyA new mouse study reveals females have a three fold higher abundance of EP3, in addition to elevated levels of genes associated with major depressive disorder in the locus coeruleus.Read More
