FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2017·4 min readIdentifying the Neural Signature of Healthy Brain AgingA new study reports the ability to modulate brain activity when it comes to shutting off processes irrelevant to a task may be compromised in older people.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readOCD Patients Have Difficulty Learning When a Stimulus is SafeA difficulty in learning about the safety of a stimulus may contribute to problems in overcoming compulsive behavior for patients with OCD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 9, 2017·4 min readResearchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human BrainTechnological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 1, 2017·6 min readBrain Circuit That Supports Smoking Cessation IdentifiedResearchers report a person's ability to quit smoking could be influenced by a neural network associated with inhibiting automated behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 16, 2018·4 min readBrain Activity Study Offers Potential Insight into Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study may provide key insights into the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people with higher levels of amyloid beta showed less activity in brain areas associated with working memory when engaged in cognitively demanding tasks.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 26, 2016·5 min readThe Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political BeliefsA new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 21, 2017·3 min readAfternoon Slump in Reward ResponseA new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 25, 2016·3 min readAfter Blindness, The Adult Brain Can Learn to See AgainA new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 25, 2017·5 min readFacial Expressions: How the Brain Processes EmotionA new study reveals the amygdala has distinct neurons that can judge ambiguity and intensity of facial expressions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 20, 2015·3 min readMore Than Just Memories: Hippocampus Involved in Conflict ResolutionA new study reports on the role the hippocampus plays in decision making and conflict resolution.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2020·3 min readResearcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vesselsDespite previous findings, researchers have found precapillary sphincters in the brain. The study reports the precapillary sphincters may play a major role in disturbances of the brain's blood supply and blood pressure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2019·5 min readBrain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivityWhite matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.Read More