FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 8, 2022·4 min readNeuronal Mechanism Involved in the Learning of Maternal Behavior DiscoveredFemale mice who have not been pregnant or given birth show activation in the anterior cingulate cortex when they acquire maternal behaviors after exposure to pups. The findings reveal through repeated exposure to pups, virgin female mice are capable of learning maternal behaviors that resemble those of mothers following birth.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 26, 2022·5 min readWhen Can We Be Bothered to Help Others? Brain Region Responsible for This Behavior DiscoveredThe anterior cingulate cortex gyrus plays a critical role in our decision to put physical effort into helping out other people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 5, 2022·6 min readWhen a Task Adds More Steps, This Circuit Helps You NoticeResearchers reveal how the anterior cingulate cortex and motor cortex collaborate to update behaviors when adding a new step to an established task.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2022·4 min readFentanyl May Cause Autism-Like Behavior in Young MiceExposure to the opioid fentanyl induces autism-like behaviors in mice by activating mu-opioid receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 18, 2022·3 min readThe Brain Employs an Alarm System to Suppress Intrusive ThoughtsThe anterior cingulate cortex generates a reactive alarm, increasing its activity to signal to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to stop intrusive thoughts and memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 2, 2021·4 min readStudy Bolsters Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s DiseaseStudy shows chronic hyperglycemia impairs working memory performance and alters fundamental aspects of working memory brain networks. The findings strengthen the link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2021·5 min readHow a Racing Heart May Alter Decision-Making Brain CircuitsHeightened states of arousal altered neural circuits in a brain area associated with decision making, resulting in some neurons changing from decision making to internal state monitors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 29, 2021·4 min readThe Neuroscience of Why Hugs Feel So GoodWhether you hug to show affection to comfort a loved one in pain, researchers explore the neuroscience of why a cuddle feels so good.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 28, 2021·6 min readHow to Make Up Your Mind When the Glass Seems Half Empty?A new study reveals how anxiety affects the decision-making process in the brain, resulting in selecting more pessimistic choices.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2021·4 min readMarmoset Study Identifies Brain Region Linking Actions to Their OutcomesSwitching off activity in the anterior cingulate cortex prevented marmoset monkeys from making an association between behavior and a particular outcome.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2021·6 min readBrain Areas Involved in Seeking Information About Bad Possibilities IdentifiedStudy reveals specific neurons in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex that become active when people are faced with the decision to learn or hide from information about an adverse event the person is not able to prevent.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·February 8, 2021·5 min readDistinctness of Mental Disorders Traced to Differences in Gene ReadoutsDifferences in the expression of gene transcripts shed light on how mental health disorders with shared genetic risk factors differ in onset, symptoms, course of progression, and treatment responses.Read More
