FeaturedNeuroscience·March 15, 2023·4 min readThe Science Behind MemoryResearchers explore the science behind memory and memory loss, including why forgetting things is a crucial part of memory formation.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2022·4 min readAI Reveals Links Between Individual Differences Within Brain Anatomy and Those Within Autism Spectrum Disorder SymptomsDifferent symptoms of ASD can affect different brain regions and neuroanatomy. AI technology allowed researchers to detect brain differences on an individual level in those with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 20, 2019·3 min readLuxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyersThose who purchase luxury goods often feel inauthentic and less confident when sporting their buys. Rather than affirming a buyers' sense of status, luxury purchases often foster an impostor syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 12, 2019·5 min readThe brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behaviorImagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2019·4 min readPairing of glutamine-targeting drug and ketogenic diet fights glioblastoma in miceCombining an antibiotic drug that targets glutamine with the ketogenic diet helps kill glioblastoma cancer cells, reversing symptoms of the disease and improving survivability in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 5, 2019·4 min readLike old photographs, memories fade over timeLow-level visual information fades in memory over time. However, negative emotion increases subjective memory vividness.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 1, 2018·4 min readInsular Cortex Mediates Approach and Avoidance Responses to Others in DistressSummary: Social affective behaviors are linked to changes in insular cortex excitability caused by oxytocin, researchers report. Source: Boston College....Read More
