FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 13, 2020People with Coronavirus Symptoms More Likely to Have Psychiatric Disorders and Loneliness
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 5, 2020New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophreniaFindings support the theory that impaired prefrontal control of the dopamine system is a key mechanism for the development of schizophrenia. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 26, 2018Unlocking the Secret of How the Brain Encodes SpeechResearchers report the brain controls speech production in a similar manner to how it controls the production of arm and hand movements. The findings could help to build better speech decoders for BMI, helping those who are unable to speak to find their voice. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing BrainResearchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2018How the Brain Processes MusicResearchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 14, 2018Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to LanguageEngaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 12, 2017Socioeconomic Background Linked to Reading ImprovementDyslexic children of lower socioeconomic status benefit more from summer reading programs than their more affluent peers, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·May 12, 2017The Science of Laughter – And Why It Also Has A Dark SideWhile laughter is considered to be a sign of happiness, it isn't always healthy or positive, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2017Humanlike Ways of Thinking Evolved 1.8 Million Years AgoA new study places the appearance of modern humanlike cognition at the emergence of Homo erectus 1.8 million years ago, 600,000 years before the appearance of Neanderthals. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 5, 2017Our Uniquely Lopsided BrainUnderstanding the structure of our brain is as important as understanding its size when it comes to evolution, a new report suggests. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 4, 2017Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With LanguageCerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2016Researchers Track Communication in Minimally Conscious PatientResearchers document the restoration of communication in a minimally conscious patient by measuring brain function before and after communication returned. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 8, 2016Brain ‘Fat’ Key to Mental HealthA new study reports researchers have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain function and structure. The findings could help explain how communication breaks down in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. Read More
