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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

·October 3, 2018·5 min read

Teen Cannabis Use Not Without Risk to Cognitive Development

A new study reports the lasting effects of teen cannabis use can be observed on important cognitive function and appears to have a more pronounced effect than alcohol use on neurodevelopment.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 1, 2016·3 min read

The Brain Processes Social Information at High Priority

According to researchers, perception is highly sensitized for absorbing social information.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 17, 2021·6 min read

Emotion in Stories Gets Our Attention, and Attention Affects Our Memories

Self-reported engagement in the narrative of a TV show synchronizes across people at the same points in the storyline. The synchronization was driven by the emotional content of the narrative. Neuroimaging reflected the similarities in brain activity synchronization at the same points of the story across the subject participants.

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.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·May 12, 2020·4 min read

What we can’t see can help us find things

To spot a missing item, people are 20% faster at locating what they are looking for if they factor in latent physical traits, like hardness or softness.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology Visual Neuroscience

·July 22, 2019·4 min read

When you spot 1 driving hazard, you may be missing another

Subsequent search miss causes a reduction in the ability to detect an additional hazard when they spot another. The findings could help modify driver training to help reduce accidents and to develop in-vehicle technologies that focus on accident reduction.