FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 13, 2020People with Coronavirus Symptoms More Likely to Have Psychiatric Disorders and Loneliness
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FeaturedNeurology·July 14, 2020Link Between Delirium and Brain Energy Disruption DiscoveredArtificially inducing peripheral inflammation in mice triggered the sudden onset of delirium-like cognitive dysfunction, and this was mediated by a disturbance in energy metabolism. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 7, 2020Sensory Neurons Outside the Brain Drive Autistic Social BehaviorsThe loss of the protein neurofibromin 1 (NF1) in adult male flies resulted in social impairments. The deficits were traced back to a primary disruption in a small group of peripheral neurons which control external stimuli, including touch and smell, that communicate to the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 6, 2020Owner Behavior Affects Effort and Accuracy in Dogs’ CommunicationsOwners who are encouraging increased their dog's showing effort for finding a toy, but decreased their showing accuracy. Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2020Social and behavioral factors most commonly associated with death identifiedFifty-seven social and behavioral factors have been identified as the top contributors to increased mortality. Of those, smoking, divorce, and alcohol abuse are the top factors that are associated with a reduced lifespan. Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 17, 2020What it means when animals have beliefsResearchers proposed four criteria to understand and investigate animal belief systems. Findings suggest flexible behavior caused by belief is exhibited in the behavior of rats, chimpanzees, and dogs. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 16, 2020The “Love Hormone” Oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behaviorUsing optogenetics, researchers were able to manipulate oxytocin producing cells in a highly precise manner. They discovered oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as social friendliness. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2020How does our brain trigger different sighs?Researchers have identified a brain circuit that regulates all types of sighing but activates sighs for different reasons using input signals from different parts of the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2020Moral reflection can be seen in brain activity and eye movementsUsing scenes from movies, researchers discover how different brain areas can be used flexibly and as needed. The study sheds light on how the brain transitions between moral thinking and empathy. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 10, 2020Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?Social preference in isolated zebrafish is caused by stress and anxiety, not observed anti-social patterns. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2020Study of 62 countries finds people react similarly to everyday situationsStudy finds the world is a much more similar and unified place than we thought. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2020Babies know when you imitate them, and like itBy the age of six months, infants can recognize when an adult imitates them and perceive the imitator as more friendly. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 24, 2020Behavioral disorders more common in children exposed to maternal antenatal corticosteroidsChildren exposed to maternal antenatal corticosteroids had higher rates of emotional, behavioral, and psychological developmental disorders than their peers whose mothers did not take the drug. Read More
