FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 3, 2020Stress thwarts ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memoryStress generates lower levels of activity in the hippocampus and frontal-parietal lobe networks, hindering the ability to make certain decisions and plan ahead. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 14, 2019Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups declineSelf-reported suicide attempts rose significantly in African American teens, while they fell in teens of other ethnic backgrounds throughout an almost 20-year study. Researchers report suicide attempts increased at an accelerating rate in African American female teenagers, even as overall female suicide attempts declined. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2019Brain Cells that Modulate Behavioral Response to Threats IdentifiedResearchers implicate neurons within the dorsolateral septum in the regulation of fearful behaviors in mice. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 29, 2018Irritability in Young Children May Be a Sign of Deeper Mental Health IssueFrequent angry outbursts in children may be a sign of deeper mental health issues, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2018Honeybees May Unlock Secrets of How the Human Brain WorksA new study suggests honeybees adhere to the same laws as the human brain when embarking on collective decisions. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 30, 2018Why Do We Trust, or Distrust Strangers? The Answer is PavlovianA new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 20, 2017Childhood Aggression: Rooted in Genetics, Influenced by EnvironmentWhile both reactive and proactive aggression in children appears to be genetic, it is the environment the child is exposed to that determines whether the behavior gets worse or better as the child ages, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articlespain·November 30, 2017Behavior Not Indicative of Pain in Stressed BabiesA new study reveals newborns who are stressed by their environment have a greater neural pain response following a routine skin lance than babies who are not stressed. However, the neural response is not matched by their physical reaction to pain. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 27, 2017Holding Infants, Or Not, Can Leave Traces on Their GenesChildren who experienced higher levels of distress and less physical contact had a lower epigenetic age than those who were picked up and held more frequently, researchers report. Lower epigenetic age, researchers note, may impede a child's ability to thrive. Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 14, 2017Left-Brained: Conservative Democrats Don’t Compute For Liberal VotersA new study reveals progressive democrats are more likely to scrutinize inconsistencies in evaluate them as negative when candidates stray from the party line. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2016Fruit Flies Provide Insight Into How the Body Responds to Cold or Harmful StimuliA new study using fruit fly models could help researchers better understand the genetic and neural bases of detecting cold or painful stimuli. Read More
