FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 1, 2017·3 min readEven After Treatment, Brains of Anorexia Patients Not Fully RecoveredA new study reports that, even after extensive treatment and weight gain, the brains of those with anorexia may remain altered, leaving them at additional risk of relapse.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 17, 2017·5 min readThe Brain Chemistry Behind Human Bonding RevealedResearchers implicate dopamine in human bonding and attachments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 15, 2017·4 min readNew Insights into How Cocaine Effects the Brain: Mouse StudyReduced WAVE1 levels decreased preference for cocaine in mice, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2017·4 min readSensor Traces Dopamine Released by Single CellsNew sensors that can monitor dopamine secretion in a single neuron could help researchers better understand how dopamine influences brain activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2017·4 min readLSD Alters Perception Via Serotonin ReceptorsA new study sheds light on how perception of meaning changes when a person is under the influence of LSD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2017·4 min readSensory Stimuli Control Dopamine in the BrainA group of neurons in the forebrain release dopamine when activated by visual or tactile stimuli, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2017·3 min readBoosting Dietary Niacin Could Benefit Those With Early Onset Parkinson’sDietary Niacin can help boost levels of a compound associated with DNA repair, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2017·5 min readRevealing The Connection Between Female Estrogen Cycle and Cocaine AddictionAccording to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 10, 2017·5 min readRevenge is Sweet: The Mood Enhancing Effect of RetaliationA new study reflects upon how retaliation can lift mood when a person feels ostracized.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 3, 2017·2 min readThe Emergence of a New Dopamine Hypothesis of SchizophreniaA collection of studies offers new insight into the role dopamine plays in schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 29, 2016·4 min readInactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to MoveResearchers link physical inactivity in obese mice to altered dopamine receptors rather than their body weight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 22, 2016·3 min readMusic in the Brain: Imaging Genetic Study Links Dopamine Genes to MusicThe effect music has on people may be genetically determined by dopamine functionality, a new study reports.Read More
