FeaturedNeurology·November 11, 2014·3 min readAnxiety Can Accelerate Conversion to Alzheimer’s for People with MCIAnxiety can accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease in some patients with mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2014·5 min readAutism as a Disorder of PredictionResearchers present a new hypothesis that autism might be rooted in an impaired ability to predict events or other people's reactions.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
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedPsychology·September 2, 2014·3 min readDiscovery Hints at Why Stress Is More Devastating for SomeNew research could lead researchers to a better understanding of the development of psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·August 25, 2014·2 min readSleep Drunkenness Disorder May Affect 1 in 7A sleep disorder known as sleep drunkenness may affect as many as 1 in 7 people, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·August 15, 2014·3 min readDopamine Replacement Therapy Associated with Increase in Impulse Control Disorders Among Early Parkinson’s Disease PatientsAnxiety and depression are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's patients than in the general population, a new study reports.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
FeaturedPsychology·July 24, 2014·4 min readBrain’s Dynamic Duel Underlies Win-Win ChoicesResearchers discover that when people choose between two or more positive outcomes, they experience paradoxical feelings of pleasure and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 7, 2014·3 min readPsilocybin Inhibits the Processing of Negative Emotions in the BrainA new study reports psilocybin influences the amygdala, weakening the processing of negative stimuli. Researchers hope the finding could pave the way for new treatment approaches for some psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 6, 2014·2 min read“Exploding Head Syndrome” A Real, Overlooked Sleep DisorderA sleep disorder known as exploding head syndrome is both real and often overlooked, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2014·2 min readSwitching Off Anxiety with LightResearchers demonstrate an ability to modulate mouse emotional behavior using light activated receptors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2014·4 min readChronic Stress in Early Life Causes Anxiety and Aggression in Adulthood, Researchers FindResearchers report results of experiments designed to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood.Read More