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·November 15, 2022·3 min read

Children Learn More Quickly Than Adults

Children have a rapid boost of GABA during visual learning tasks that continue after the training ends. In adults, GABA levels remain consistent. Findings suggest children's brains respond to training in a way that allows the to more quickly and more efficiently stabilize learning.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 7, 2022·4 min read

Want to Fire up the Dance Floor? Play Low-Frequency Bass

People dance 11.8% more when very low-frequency bass is present in music, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 1, 2022·5 min read

The Neural Pathways for Vomiting After Eating Infected Food

After eating contaminated food, toxins activate the release of serotonin by the enterochromaffin cells on the lining of the intestinal lumen. The serotonin binds to receptors on vagal sensory neurons in the gut, transmitting signals along the vagus nerve to neurons in the dorsal vagal complex, inducing retching behaviors.

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·November 1, 2022·3 min read

How Gut Bacteria Influence the Effects of Cocaine in Mice

Cocaine use supports the growth of γ-proteobacteria, a common gut bacteria that consume glycine. As glycine levels become depleted mouse models exhibit a higher response to cocaine with abnormal behaviors including increased drug-induced locomotion and drug-seeking behaviors.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 27, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Ease Nightmares by Manipulating Emotions in Dreams

Rehearsing positive versions of frequent nightmares before sleep and playing noises associated with positive daytime experiences during sleep helps reduce nightmare frequency, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 29, 2022·2 min read

Researchers Share Guidelines for Inclusive Language in Autism Research

In order to make autism research less harmful to the autism community, researchers propose new data-driven guidelines for discussing ASD in their work.

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·September 12, 2022·5 min read

Front-Loading Calories Early in the Day Reduces Hunger but Does Not Affect Weight Loss

Eating your largest meal at breakfast time may help decrease appetite for the rest of the day but it does not affect the way in which the body metabolizes calories in a different way to any other meal.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 8, 2022·4 min read

Bird Neurons Use Three Times Less Glucose Than Mammalian Neurons

Neurons in the brains of birds are more energy efficient than in mammalian brains.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 23, 2022·4 min read

People With Similar Faces Likely Have Similar DNA

People who look alike but are not related share similar DNA, a new study reports. The findings also suggest the shared genetic variations not only relate to similar physical appearance but also common habits and behaviors.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 11, 2022·4 min read

Why Thinking Hard Makes You Tired

Extended intense cognitive work causes potentially toxic byproducts to build up in the prefrontal cortex. This alters control over decision-making, causing a shift toward low-cost actions that require less effort as cognitive fatigue sets in.