FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 15, 2020·2 min readWhat keeps couples togetherStudy supports the "male services hypothesis" which states males provide useful services as caregivers for the offspring and defending territory against intruders, while females are more involved in relationship management.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 14, 2020·4 min readBurnout linked with irregular heartbeatVital exhaustion, commonly referred to as 'burnout', increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2020·5 min readAlcohol dependence results in brain-wide remodeling of functional architectureUsing a novel imaging technique, researchers produce a whole mouse brain atlas, which reveals how alcohol addiction, and abstinence, alter the functional architecture of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2020·4 min readSiblings of children with intellectual disabilities score high on empathy and closenessThe relationship between typically developing children and siblings with intellectual disabilities is more positive than the relationship between typically developing siblings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2020·3 min readMemory boost with just one lookTargeted transcranial electrical stimulation during short-wave sleep can boost episodic memory by almost 20%.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2020·6 min readBrain model offers new insights into damage caused by stroke and other injuriesCombining neuroimaging data and deep learning technologies, researchers have developed a model of the human brain that simulates patterns of neurological impairment better than existing models.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2020·3 min readProbiotic could guard against Parkinson’sBuilding on previous research that links gut bacteria to the development of Parkinson's disease, researchers identified a probiotic which prevents the formation of alpha-synuclein.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 14, 2020·3 min read‘Marshmallow test’ redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each otherStudy reports children are more likely to delay gratification when they and a peer rely on one another to get a reward than when they are left to their own willpower.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2020·3 min readHyperactive immune system gene causes schizophrenia-like changesStudy implicates C4, an immune system gene, in schizophrenia pathogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2020·5 min readFlame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ lossExposure to flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in children between 2001 and 2016. However, adverse outcomes from exposure to mercury and lead fell significantly during the same period.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2020·4 min readSugar changes the chemistry of your brainAfter 12 days of sugar intake, researchers noted major changes in both the dopamine and opioid systems of pigs' brains. Alterations in the opioid system were seen following the very first intake of sugar.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2020·6 min readT. gondii cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predatorsMice infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite showed no selective reduction in fear of feline predators. Findings reveal chronic T. gondii infection reduces anxiety and risk-aversion while increasing curiosity and exploratory behaviors.Read More
