FeaturedPsychology·January 16, 2016·4 min readChildhood Depression and Altered Brain Connectivity Linked to PovertyA new study finds differences in brain connectivity between children who grow up in poverty and those who grow up in more affluent settings.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2016·3 min readPeople Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 5, 2016·3 min readRegulate Negative Emotions by Training Your BrainResearchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 17, 2015·6 min readBrain Development Altered by Early Childhood DepressionResearchers discover the brains of children who suffered clinical depression as preschoolers had thinner gray matter in areas of the brain associated with emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 9, 2015·4 min readGray Matter Reduced in Youths With Behavioral ProblemsResearchers find differences in brain structure in teens with behavioral problems.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2015·5 min readEmotions Compromised By Lack of SleepResearchers report a lack of sleep can have a negative impact on emotions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 5, 2015·4 min readWhy We’re Quick to Blame But Slow to Give CreditA new study sheds light on the paradox of why we're quick to blame a person for their actions, yet slow to give them credit.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2015·3 min readHow Cocaine Changes the BrainA new study maps out the network of circuits that produce dopamine when a rat is exposed to cocaine.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2015·4 min readGut Microbes Signal to the Brain When They Are FullAccording to a new study, twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins that suppress the desire for feeding in animals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2015·4 min readPossible Depression Signature in TBI DiscoveredResearchers have identified a potential brain based biomarker that could help identify TBI patients at risk for depression.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 25, 2015·4 min readWhy Men and Women Experience Negative Emotions DifferentlyA new study reports high testosterone levels is linked to lower sensitivity when faced with negative emotions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 23, 2015·3 min readIdentifying Neurons That Control AnxietyAccording to a new study, researchers have identified neurons in the amygdala which can cause anxiety behaviors.Read More
