FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 30, 2016·4 min readBat Calls Contain Wealth of Discernible InformationRather than being born with a fixed set of communication skills, bats learn how to communicate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 29, 2016·4 min readInactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to MoveResearchers link physical inactivity in obese mice to altered dopamine receptors rather than their body weight.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 27, 2016·5 min readOxytocin Enhances Social Affiliation in ChimpsOxytocin enhances group affiliation and helps chimps to stand by one another against rivals, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 22, 2016·4 min readPlastic Compound BPS Alters Mom’s Behavior and Brain Regions: Mouse StudyBPS affects a neuroanatomy and maternal behavior in pregnant and lactating mice, including an association with an increased risk of infanticide.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 19, 2016·4 min readWith Eyes or Nose? How Young Children Use Sensory Cues to Make Social DecisionsSmell influences how children evaluate strange faces, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2016·4 min readEarly Life Social Stress Has Long Term Impact on Brain Networks: Rat StudyFindings about how early life social stress affect brain connections in mice may have implications for treating human psychiatric illnesses.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 16, 2016·6 min readA Cure For Social Anxiety DisorderA new study reports cognitive therapy appears to be most effective for treating social anxiety disorder.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 15, 2016·5 min readResearchers Make an Autism BreakthroughResearchers report almost one thrid of all autism cases could be the result of a scarcity of nSR100, a protein important for brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 9, 2016·3 min readLink Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHDA new study examines the role paternal aging may play in the development of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring with an inherited genetic mutation of Pax6.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 7, 2016·3 min readGut Feelings: Microbiome May Affect Mental Health and Interact With TreatmentsResearchers confirm the link between mood, mental health and gut bacteria.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2016·4 min readElectronically Picking Your Brain – For Market ResearchResearchers look to neuroimaging and EEG technology to improve market research.Read More
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