FeaturedPsychology·September 22, 2015·4 min readReduced Conflict Related Brain Activity May Indicate Risk for PsychosisA new study reports lower levels of conflict related brain activity in adolescents are associated with a higher risk for later psychosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2015·5 min readNeural Taskmaster: How the Rostrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Keeps Us on TaskResearchers report on the important role the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex plays in keeping us on task.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2015·6 min readWired for Cognitive ControlA new study reveals which parts of the brain are most able to exert cognitive control over actions and thoughts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2016·5 min readStars In Your Eyes: People Have Limited Cognitive Control of Eye Movements While Watching MoviesAccording to researchers, movies may control our attention more than we previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 16, 2016·3 min readNon-Invasive Brain Stimulation Improves Cognitive ControlApplying transcranial direct current stimulation to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can help to improve cognitive control and may be a beneficial treatment for those with autism, schizophrenia and ADHD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2017·4 min readMind Wandering Is More Than Just A Fault In The SystemResearchers report two neural networks broadly overlap in people who intentionally let their minds wander.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 19, 2017·4 min readWatching Children Learn How to LieResearchers investigate children's thought processes as they figure out how to deceive others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2017·4 min readStay Focused, If You Can: Individual Differences in Brain Dynamics Influence Self ControlResearchers investigate the neuroscience behind how some people are better at resisting temptation that others.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 30, 2017·5 min readBrain Scans Reveal Why Rewards and Punishments Don’t Seem to Work on TeensResearchers investigate the teenage brain and answer questions as to why behaviors change so much during these years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2017·5 min readWhy We Can’t Always Stop What We’ve StartedStopping a planned behavior requires a complex and rapid choreography between a number of different brain areas, JHU researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2018·7 min readHow Very Low Birth Weight Affects Brain DevelopmentA new study sheds light on why children born with very low birth weight often suffer from cognitive problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Might Compensate Stress During LearningA new study reveals how the brain manages to perform learned categorization while under stress.Read More
