FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 4, 2018·3 min readCertain 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, 2017·4 min readPhysicists 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, 2017·3 min readHow 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, 2017·4 min readWanting 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 6, 2016·5 min readBrain Blocks Formation of New Memories on Waking to Safeguard Consolidating Existing MemoriesAccording to a new study, the brain blocks the ability for creating new memories shortly after waking in order to prevent the disruption of the stabilization of memory consolidation that occurs during sleep.Read More