FeaturedNeuroscience·June 17, 2022·3 min readScientists Make Breakthrough in Understanding Serotonin ReceptorsResearchers have resolved the structures of all 12 serotonin receptor subtypes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 12, 2022·3 min readNegative Schizotypal Traits Predict Reward Motivation Reduction in Effort-Reward ImbalancePeople who display high schizotypal traits are more likely to perceive effort-reward imbalance. Researchers found a link between effort-reward imbalance and reduced gray matter volume, and altered resting-state functional connectivity in those with schizotypal traits.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 7, 2022·3 min readMolecular Insights Into Primate Hippocampal AgingThe aged non-human primate hippocampus showed signs of increased inflammation, genomic and epigenomic instability, and a loss of proteostasis.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2022·3 min readMotivation/Pleasure Deficits, Not Expression Impairments, Contribute to Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia PatientsAmotivation and anhedonia rather than expressive dysfunction play a critical role in determining social functioning in those with schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 1, 2022·3 min readHigh Static Magnetic Field Can Relieve AnxietyExposure to high static magnetic fields alleviated anxiety and improved both spatial and social memory in mice within two months of exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2022·4 min readReconstruction of Largest Single-Neuron Projectome in Mouse BrainResearchers have released a whole-brain projectome consisting of over 6,000 single neurons in the mouse prefrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 3, 2022·4 min readMidbrain Projection to the Basolateral Amygdala Encodes Anxiety-Like BehaviorsA ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron circuit that projects to the basolateral amygdala selectively controls anxiety-like behaviors, but not depression-like behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2022·4 min readLive Fast, Die Young? Or Live Cold, Die Old?Body temperature exerts a greater effect on longevity and lifespan than metabolic rate, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 2, 2022·3 min readWhy Women Are More Susceptible to Alzheimer’s DiseaseIncreased follicle-stimulating hormones following menopause bind to FSHR neurons and activate the C/EBPβ/AEP pathway. The process plays an important role in triggering Alzheimer's pathology in females.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 25, 2022·3 min readNew Findings Shed Light on Gut Microbiota TransplantationMicrobiota transplanted from both autologous and heterologous donors can be established in aged hosts and facilitate microbiota restoration following perturbation by antibiotics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 18, 2021·3 min readChildren’s Visual Perception Continues to Develop up to Age 10Contrary to popular belief, a child's visual perception does not reach adult level at age seven. A new study reveals children's visual perception continues to develop and does not reach maturity until age ten.Read More
