FeaturedPsychology·November 2, 2015·5 min readBy Age Five, Child’s Self Esteem is EstablishedA new study reports that by the age of five, children develop a sense of self esteem comparable in strength to the levels of self esteem adults hold.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 29, 2015·3 min readPersonality Traits of Chimpanzees’ Linked to Brain Structure AnatomyNew discoveries about chimpanzees plays an important role in the neurobiological foundation of personality traits, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2015·4 min readPositive Human Traits Linked to Particular Brain ConnectionsAccording to researchers, there is a strong correspondence between positive lifestyle and behavioral traits and a particular set of connections in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·September 14, 2015·7 min readExplaining Human Decision Making with Physics TheoryPsychologists are using quantum physics to explain how we make decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2015·3 min readReversing Animal Behavior Through Synaptic EngineeringA new study reports animal behavior can be reversed by manipulating neural communication.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readChildren with Larger Oral Vocabularies by Age of Two Enter Kindergarten Better PreparedAccording to a new study, children with larger oral vocabularies by 24 months are better prepared academically and behaviorally than their peers when they enter kindergarten.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 18, 2015·3 min readNeural Pathway Provides New Insight into Cocaine AddictionManipulating the activity of Activin receptors could decrease relapse behaviors in cocaine addiction, a new study suggests.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2015·5 min readSex Differences Study Implies Overrepresentation of Autism in BoysA new study implies boys may be overrepresented as autistic based on normal sex differences.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 4, 2015·4 min readAbility to Delay Gratification Associated With Brain ConnectivityA new study reports the ability to delay gratification is linked to white matter connectivity between the caudate and dorsal prefrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 6, 2015·4 min readStudy Finds Punishment May Guide Behavior More Effectively Than RewardA new study reports punishment may be more likely to influence behavior outcomes than reward.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2015·3 min readScientists Crack a Piece of the Neural Code for Learning and MemoryNew research provides evidence of how changes in the activity of individual neurons can encode learning and memory.Read More
