FeaturedNeuroscience·November 6, 2013·7 min readResearchers Discover How Neural Circuits Zero in on the Specific Information Needed For DecisionsResearchers discover how the brain sorts out relevant and irrelevant sensory information during decision making processes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2018·5 min readIs It Rational to Trust Your Gut Feelings?Researchers report intuition is the result of information processing in the brain that results in prediction based on previous experience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 23, 2013·3 min readA Novel Look at How Stories May Change the BrainResearchers detect lingering changes in resting-state connectivity in the brain which occur when someone reads a "life changing" novel.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 12, 2013·5 min readBrain’s Flexible Hub Network Helps Humans AdaptA new study offers insight into how a well-connected core brain network in the lateral prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex, help coordinate the brain’s response to novel cognitive challenges.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 15, 2017·5 min readConsuming Nuts May Improve Brainwave FunctionResearchers reveal eating nuts can help enhance cognitive function, learning and sleep. The study reveals pistachios produce the greatest gamma waves response, and peanuts produce an enhanced delta brain wave response.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2018·3 min readHow Decisions Form in the BrainResearchers describe what happens in the brain just prior to making a decision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 8, 2016·5 min readSparking Sharper Sight: Mild Electrical Current May Improve VisionA new study reveals stimulating the visual cortex for 20 minutes with a mild electrical current can improve vision for 2 hours.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2017·3 min readHow We Generate Internal ExperiencesInternal experiences, such as recalling personal memories, are associated with the simultaneous activity of at least three different cognitive systems, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 28, 2020·3 min readHow the Brain Balances Emotion and ReasonArea 32, a region of the anterior cingulate, balances activity from cognitive and emotional areas of the primate brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2016·5 min readBrain Pattern Flexibility and BehaviorResearchers investigate how high level cognitive processing occurs by looking at how different brain regions are connected.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 21, 2021·4 min readAutism-Linked Gene, if Deleted, Results in Less MyelinThe deletion of the autism-associated Tbx1 gene results in slower cognitive processing and decreased myelin in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2018·6 min readHow We See Others’ Emotions Depends on Our Pre-Concevied BeliefsA new study sheds light into how we recognize facial expressions of emotion. Researchers report our interpretation of emotions expressed facially by others depends upon our pre-conceived understanding of emotion.Read More
