FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2016·3 min readReading Emotions On ScreenA new study reports on how movie makers rely on psychological principles about how much a human can comprehend and absorb.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·4 min readLoss of Hippocampal Cells Linked to SchizophreniaA new study reports social memory deficits in schizophrenia may be a result of a decreased number of inhibitory neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 5, 2016·3 min readBrain Connectivity Changes Can Protect Against Bipolar DisorderA new study reports naturally occurring changes in brain connectivity can help people with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder to avert the onset of the disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 5, 2016·3 min readRegulate Negative Emotions by Training Your BrainResearchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 4, 2016·4 min readHappy and Sad Music Evoke Different Neural PatternsAccording to a new study, the workings of neural circuits associated with creativity are significantly altered when artists are actively attempting to express emotion.Read More
AutismFeatured·December 31, 2015·2 min readReading Facial Expressions for Autism SymptomsA new app may be able to screen for autism by reading a child's facial expressions for emotional cues.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 29, 2015·3 min readIn A Crisis, Being Anxious May Be Good For YouAccording to researchers, anxious people process threat in a different region of the brain than those who are more laid back.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 17, 2015·6 min readBrain Development Altered by Early Childhood DepressionResearchers discover the brains of children who suffered clinical depression as preschoolers had thinner gray matter in areas of the brain associated with emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2015·4 min readBah Humbug: Christmas Spirit Located in the BrainResearchers use neuroimaging techniques to find 'Christmas spirit' in the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 14, 2015·4 min readLending a Helping Hand to Others Dampens Effects of Everyday StressHelping others boost mood and daily well-being, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2015·4 min readExposure to Violence in Juarez Affects Mental Health of ChildrenResearchers report children who lived in Juarez, Mexico at the height of its drug violence problems in 2010 have higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2015·3 min readTreatment Alters Brain Activity in People With Borderline Personality DisorderA new study reports specialized psychotherapy treatments can alter activation patterns in certain areas of the brain associated with cognitive control and emotional reactivity.Read More