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Featured Psychology

·January 7, 2016·3 min read

Happiness Linked to Valuing Personal Time Over Money

Those who value their personal time over the pursuit of money tend to be much happier, a new study reports.

Featured Psychology

·January 6, 2016·3 min read

Low Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder Risks

Chronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·January 5, 2016·2 min read

Schizophrenia Gene Traced in Chicken Study

Domesticated chickens help researchers shed new light on genes involved in anxiety and schizophrenia.

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Featured Psychology

·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Regulate Negative Emotions by Training Your Brain

Researchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 21, 2015·4 min read

Understanding Social Impairments in Autism

Researchers explain social impairments in autism using computational models.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 17, 2015·4 min read

Rerouting Odor Information to Produce Flexible Behavior

A new study shows how dopamine can help change the flow of information in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·December 11, 2015·4 min read

Exposure to Violence in Juarez Affects Mental Health of Children

Researchers report children who lived in Juarez, Mexico at the height of its drug violence problems in 2010 have higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·December 9, 2015·4 min read

Toxoplasma Parasite Alters Host’s Personality and Brain Behavior

Researchers discover how T.gondii can change the behavior and personality of its host. The findings could lead to a vaccine for Toxoplasma infection.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·December 8, 2015·3 min read

Altering Brain’s Response to Thin Models Helps Teens Overcome Eating Disorders

A brief dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program alters how young women's brains respond to images of super thin supermodels, a new study reports.