FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 6, 2014·2 min readCoping with StressResearchers discover miR19b modulates behavioral response to chronic stress in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2014·2 min readMemories Get the Emotional SwitchA 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 17, 2014·5 min readNeuroimaging Study Pinpoints Neurobiological Basis for Key Symptoms Associated with PTSDA new neuroimaging study links kappa opioid receptors in the brain to a narrow cluster of symptoms associated with PTSD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 16, 2014·3 min readBrain Structure of Kidney Donors May Make Them More AltruisticAccording to a new neuroimaging study, people who donate their kidneys to strangers have significantly different brain structures to those who don't.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2014·3 min readEEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the BrainA new EEG study illustrates how fear arises in the brain when people are exposed to threatening images.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2014·4 min readTipping the Balance of BehaviorResearchers discover antagonistic neuron populations in the amygdala of mice which controls whether the animals engage in social behavior or asocial repetitive self grooming.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 27, 2014·5 min readChanging the Emotional Association of MemoriesA new study reports researchers have been able to alter the emotional association of specific memories by manipulating neural circuits in mouse brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 20, 2014·3 min readMaturing Brain Flips Function of Amygdala in Regulating Stress HormonesAccording to a new study, the amygdala has an inhibitory effect on cortisol during early development of nonhuman primates.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·August 19, 2014·6 min readOur Connection to ContentMIT's Innerscope Research uses a range of neuroscience tools to explore the connections between media and the consumer.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 28, 2014·5 min readLearning the Smell of FearAccording to a new rat study, babies can learn what to fear during the first days of their life by smelling the odor of their distressed mother.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 11, 2014·5 min readBrain Activity in Sex Addiction Mirrors That of Drug AddictionA new neuroimaging study finds pornography triggers brain activity of sex addicts much the same way as drugs trigger the brains of drug addicts.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 1, 2014·2 min readSorting Out EmotionsResearchers discover some brain cells recognize emotions base on the viewer's perceptions rather than true emotion being expressed.Read More
