FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 29, 2022·6 min readHow to Build Resilience and Boost Your Mental HealthImproving your resilience can help boost mental health and overall well-being, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 29, 2022·5 min readEverything We See Is a Mash-up of the Brain’s Last 15 Seconds of Visual InformationResearchers reveal how the brain creates an illusion of visual stability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 29, 2022·3 min readBreathing: The Master Clock of the Sleeping BrainDuring sleep, breathing entrains and coordinates neural activity across the limbic system, and enhances memory consolidation.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 29, 2022·2 min readA New Way to Target Secondary Breast Cancer That Has Spread to the BrainResearchers have identified a potential new target to treat breast cancer that has spread to the brain using existing drugs.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2022·7 min readHow Stress and Anxiety Contribute to Youth ViolenceThe prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents has doubled since before the COVID pandemic.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 28, 2022·4 min readSimple and Reliable ALS Diagnosis With Blood TestsMeasuring the level of neurofilaments in the blood may be a reliable biomarker for the early diagnosis of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 28, 2022·5 min readHow Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increases Risk of Development DisordersStudy explores how fetal exposure to alcohol can lead to developmental disorders and how the breast cancer-associated BRCA1 gene may play a role in preventing developmental disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2022·4 min readPatients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural MechanismsWhile patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder experience a lack of motivation and anhedonia, the neural patterns of emotion-behavior dissociation differ between the disorders.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·January 28, 2022·2 min readBabies Are Sensitive to Rhyme, Rhythm and Phrases in Children’s SongsBabies are sensitive to language patterns in the soothing rhymes their parents sing them.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 27, 2022·5 min readRevenge: The Neuroscience of Why It Feels Good in the Moment, but May Be a Bad Idea in the Long RunResearchers explore why revenge may feel good in the moment, but often results in mixed emotions later.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 27, 2022·3 min readMany Adults Inaccurately Perceive Their Own BMI and Body SizeStudy finds less than 2/3 of people can correctly estimate their BMI, and less than half of people can identify their body size.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2022·3 min readCould Long-Dead Bacteria Be the Culprit Behind Lingering Lyme Symptoms?The remnants of the Lyme causing B. burgdorferi bacteria may be responsible for the neuroinflammation associated with long-term Lyme disease symptoms. Researchers say the remnants are more inflammatory than the live bacteria.Read More