Editing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing It
Using machine learning to analyze fMRI brain scans of grieving people, researchers shed light on how unconscious suppression occurs.... Read More...
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Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified
Researchers have identified two subpopulations of neurons in the BNST that connect to separate populations of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus which appear to drive two opposing emotional states; avoidance and reward seeking... Read More...
Why Being Left Handed Matters for Mental Health
Researchers believe some treatments for mental health conditions may be ineffective, or even dangerous for left handed people. A new study reports areas of the brain housing alertness and determination may be on the right side for left dominant people. The new theory suggests the location of a person's neural system for emotion depends on their handedness. ... Read More...
Insular Cortex Mediates Approach and Avoidance Responses to Others in Distress
Summary: Social affective behaviors are linked to changes in insular cortex excitability caused by oxytocin, researchers report.Source: Boston College.T... Read More...
What Grosses Out a Chimp?
Exposure to biological contaminants, such as feces and blood, through smell, sight and touch influence feeding choices in chimpanzees, a new study reports.... Read More...
Simple Reward Based Learning Suits Teens Best
Focus on rewards makes teens less able to learn to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative action, a new study reports.... Read More...
A Neural Basis for Avoiding Threats
Using optogenetics, researchers identify a neural pathway which makes helps make learning to avoid unpleasant situations possible. ... Read More...