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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Potential Mediator for Social Memory Formation

Neuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 15, 2017·2 min read

How Emotions Influence Our Internal Clock

A new study sheds light on human perception. Researchers report our mental time processing system is able to flexibly adapt to predictive time patterns.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·November 1, 2017·5 min read

Babies Can Use Context to Look For Things

At 6 months of age, babies are capable of memory guided attention, a new study reveals. Young infants are able to learn and remember contextual visual cues to find objects of interest, researchers report. The findings shed new light on both typical and atypical brain development.

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Featured Psychology

·October 21, 2017·3 min read

Can Adults Develop ADHD? Probably Not, Researchers Say

Researchers report up to 80% of people diagnosed with adult onset ADHD likely do not have the condition. For the 20% of adults who may have ADHD, doctors may have missed the condition during childhood, the researchers conclude.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 19, 2017·6 min read

Tangled Up in Gray: Shifting Relationship Between Flexibility and Modularity in Brain Discovered

A new study reveals flexibility and modularity are negatively correlated in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·October 18, 2017·4 min read

Dutch Courage: Alcohol Improves Foreign Language Skills

Bilingual people show improved ability to speak in their second language after consuming alcohol, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 11, 2017·4 min read

New Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming Links Dreams to Mind Wandering

Researchers present a new theory about dreaming, suggesting dreams may be an accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities.

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·October 10, 2017·4 min read

Our Ability to Focus on One Voice in Crowds Is Triggered by Voice Pitch

Imperial College London researchers have identified a group of neurons implicated in selective attention.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·October 4, 2017·7 min read

Mental Training Changes Brain Structure and Reduces Social Stress

Using three different training models, researchers report mental training, mindfulness and meditation can induce structural brain plasticity and reduce social stress.

Featured Psychology

·September 27, 2017·5 min read

Anxious Moms May Give Clues About How Anxiety Develops

According to researchers, babies whose mothers were more anxious spent longer focusing on environmental threats than those whose moms were more relaxed.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

Researchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.