Social Rejection Can Lead to Violence But, Mindfulness May Be the Solution
A new study reveals mindfulness can act as a buffer against the pain and distress of social rejection.... Read More...
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Brain Matures Faster Due to Childhood Stress
Childhood stress accelerates maturation of the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain
A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.... Read More...
Brain Circuit Helps Us Learn By Watching Others
A new study reveals the role the anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala play in observational learning. ... Read More...
Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study
Researchers have identified a specific genetic variant that appears to help facilitate empathy driven by fear in rodents.... Read More...
Brain Activity Can Predict Success of Depression Treatment
A new study builds on previous findings that demonstrate EEG recordings of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex can predict eventual response to treatments for depression.... Read More...
Why People With Insomnia Don’t Know They’re Asleep
People with insomnia have greater brain activity in regions associated with conscious awareness during NREM sleep, researchers report. ... Read More...
ADHD Drug Increases Glutamate and Positive Emotion in Healthy People
A new study reveals a psychostimulant prescribed for ADHD increases glutamate in the brains of healthy people, resulting in more positive emotions.... Read More...
Men and Women Have Opposite Genetic Alterations in Depression
Researchers discover genes associated with major depressive disorder are altered in opposite directions in males compared to females.... Read More...
Brain Activity at Rest Provides Clue to Intelligence
A new study reports our level of brain activity while at rest is linked to our ability to perform well in cognitive tests. ... Read More...
Self Esteem Mapped in the Human Brain
UCL researchers use a new math equation to identify brain signals that explain why our self esteem rises, or lowers, when we find out what others think of us.... Read More...
Decoding Brain Function: Shedding Light On the Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Its Ties to Learning
Researchers from UNLV shed light on the role the ACC plays in guiding response and adaption to surprise outcomes. ... Read More...