OCD Patients Have Difficulty Learning When a Stimulus is Safe
A 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...
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Brain Circuit That Supports Smoking Cessation Identified
Researchers report a person's ability to quit smoking could be influenced by a neural network associated with inhibiting automated behavior.... Read More...
The Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political Beliefs
A new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.... Read More...
After Blindness, The Adult Brain Can Learn to See Again
A new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.... Read More...
Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition
A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.... Read More...
Brain Reading: Brain Scans Show Activity During Normal Reading
Researchers have developed a new method to observe brain activity during natural reading.... Read More...
Bah Humbug: Christmas Spirit Located in the Brain
Researchers use neuroimaging techniques to find 'Christmas spirit' in the brain.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Processing Facial Emotions in People With Autism
A new study compares the neural activity in different brain regions between people with ASD and typically developing people when viewing facial emotions.... Read More...
Down the Rabbit Hole: Delving Into Language Processing in the Brain
Using neuroimaging and Alice in Wonderland, researchers identify how the temporal lobe supports an unconscious language parsing process.... Read More...
Visual Cortex Can Make Decisions
Researchers report they have discovered a surprising role the visual cortex plays in decision making. ... Read More...
More Than Just Memories: Hippocampus Involved in Conflict Resolution
A new study reports on the role the hippocampus plays in decision making and conflict resolution.... Read More...