FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2020·4 min readA Computer Predicts Your Thoughts, Creating Images Based on ThemCombining EEG brain function data, brain-computer interface technology, and artificial intelligence, researchers have created a system that can generate an image of what a person is thinking.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 20, 2020·4 min readPeople’s Life Goals Relate to Their PersonalityPeople formulate personal goals consistent with their personality traits, and their goals are related to how their personality changes over time.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 20, 2020·5 min readPTSD May Double Risk of DementiaPeople with PTSD were more than twice as likely to develop dementia than the general population.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2020·3 min readHow the Brain’s Inner Clock Measures SecondsThe striatum and premotor cortex show altered patterns in neural activity when encoding time. The dynamics of the striatum were more sequential than those of the premotor cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2020·6 min readHow Fear Persists in the Mouse BrainWhen a mouse senses a threat, neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus become activated and remain active for ten seconds after the threat is removed. Fear responses could be induced by artificially stimulating these neurons. Artificially silencing the neurons reduced fear behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 19, 2020·3 min readRising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media ConsumptionResearchers link the rise in acute stress and depression rates in the U.S to multiple stressors, such as unemployment and coronavirus-related media consumption.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2020·6 min readMosquito-Borne Viruses Linked to StrokeA combination of the Zika virus and Chikungunya, two mosquito-borne infections, increase stroke risk, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2020·5 min readMapping the Decision-Making Pathways in the BrainResults from a new study implicate the ventromedial thalamus in cost-benefit decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 18, 2020·5 min readActively Speaking Two Languages Protects Against Cognitive ImpairmentPeople who actively communicate in two or more languages may have a lower risk of cognitive decline associated with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2020·5 min readPrimary Role of Sleep Changes From Learning Support to Brain Maintenance in Early ChildhoodWhen a child reaches the age of two-and-a-half, the primary purpose of sleep changes from brain-building to brain maintenance and repair, a role it maintains for the rest of our lives.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 18, 2020·3 min readImmune System May Have Another Job, Combatting DepressionGamma interferons, a type of immune cell that induces and modulates several immune system responses, may also play a role in preventing depression.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 18, 2020·5 min readNo Evidence for Link Between Depression and DietWhile numerous researchers have concluded that diet can help prevent or alleviate symptoms of depression, a new study reports the evidence to support such claims is weak.Read More