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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 10, 2014·2 min read

Study Pinpoints Part of Brain That Triggers Addiction

Optogenetics study shows activating the amygdala can create an addiction and an intense desire for sugary foods.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 8, 2014·2 min read

Shedding New Light on the Formation of Emotional Fear Memories

A new study finds Hebbian plasticity is partially correct.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·November 22, 2014·2 min read

A Protein Shepherd Helps Coordinate Brain Development

A new study reports a gene expressed in the amygdala plays a crucial role in coordinating axon growth and development.

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Electrophysiology Featured Genetics

·November 18, 2014·2 min read

Mother’s Presence Makes Pain Go Away and Changes Gene Activity in Infant Brain

The tender love of a mother not only helps sooth an infant's pain, it could also have an impact on early brain development, researchers say.

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Featured Psychology

·November 7, 2014·2 min read

Response to Threat Reduced by Reminders of Affection

A new study reports being shown images of others being cared for and loved reduces the brain's response to threat.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Coping with Stress

Researchers discover miR19b modulates behavioral response to chronic stress in mice.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 24, 2014·2 min read

Memories Get the Emotional Switch

A new study reports neurons which encode whether a memory is negative or positive can be reprogrammed to change the emotional association of the experience. Findings could have implications for future research into PTSD.

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Featured Psychology

·September 17, 2014·5 min read

Neuroimaging Study Pinpoints Neurobiological Basis for Key Symptoms Associated with PTSD

A new neuroimaging study links kappa opioid receptors in the brain to a narrow cluster of symptoms associated with PTSD.

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Featured Psychology

·September 16, 2014·3 min read

Brain Structure of Kidney Donors May Make Them More Altruistic

According to a new neuroimaging study, people who donate their kidneys to strangers have significantly different brain structures to those who don't.

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Featured Psychology

·September 15, 2014·3 min read

EEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the Brain

A new EEG study illustrates how fear arises in the brain when people are exposed to threatening images.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 12, 2014·4 min read

Tipping the Balance of Behavior

Researchers discover antagonistic neuron populations in the amygdala of mice which controls whether the animals engage in social behavior or asocial repetitive self grooming.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 27, 2014·5 min read

Changing the Emotional Association of Memories

A new study reports researchers have been able to alter the emotional association of specific memories by manipulating neural circuits in mouse brains.