FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 21, 2020Hearts that drum together beat togetherDrumming in a group stimulates behavioral and physiological synchronization, which contributes to the formation of social bonds and the ability to cooperate. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 13, 2020State of mind: The end of personality as we know itA new framework sheds light on how the mind adapts to different situations. The study proposes a unifying principle for the cortical mechanisms where state of mind is determined. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 23, 2019Seven seconds of Spiderman viewing yields a 20% phobia symptom reductionStudy reports people with insect phobias reported a 20% reduction in symptoms following seven-seconds of exposure to the superhero movies Spiderman and Antman. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 22, 2019Parental PTSD Affects Health Behavior and Aging Among Offspring of Holocaust SurvivorsA new study reports Holocaust survivors who suffer from PTSD and their adult children age less successfully and display more unhealthy behaviors than those with no PTSD or who did not experience the horrors of the Holocaust. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videosvisual neuroscience·January 21, 2019Neurons in the Visual Cortex that Respond to Faces IdentifiedResearchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that respond to different faces. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 30, 2018Great Minds May Think Alike, But All Minds Look AlikeResearchers report dendritic learning leads to a universal phenomenon that all brains are composed of the same wide spectrum of links. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 22, 2018Less May Be More in Brain Stimulation TherapyWhen it comes to using rTMS to treat neurological and psychiatric conditions, less might be more, researchers say. The study reports fewer stimulations are required to prevent neurons from ceasing to respond. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2018The Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed Since the 20th CenturyA new study challenges long held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in closer proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 4, 2018Certain Smiles Aren’t All They Are Cracked Up to BeSmiles can increase, or decrease, physical stress depending on how we perceive them, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 21, 2017Physicists Negate Century-Old Assumption Regarding Neurons and Brain ActivityPhysicists report their findings about neurons and brain activity goes against conventional belief and could call into question thousands of scientific studies. They also believe their findings could impact new research into the origins of neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2017How We Generate Internal ExperiencesInternal experiences, such as recalling personal memories, are associated with the simultaneous activity of at least three different cognitive systems, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 27, 2017Wanting More Self Control Could Hinder Efforts to Exert Self ControlAccording to researchers, our desire to take more control over our actions may actually be hindering our ability for self-control. Read More
