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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2017·4 min readBrain Development and AgingAccording to researchers, brain signals in specific brain areas change during a lifespan in ways that could be vital for maintaining flexibility.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
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
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
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
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
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 Articles·October 3, 2016·4 min readDopamine Connected to Facial RecognitionA new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2016·4 min readBrain Reading: Brain Scans Show Activity During Normal ReadingResearchers have developed a new method to observe brain activity during natural reading.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2015·4 min readBah Humbug: Christmas Spirit Located in the BrainResearchers use neuroimaging techniques to find 'Christmas spirit' in the brain.Read More
