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The image shows the location of the insular cortex in the brain.

·October 18, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Find Brain is Activated More Strongly by Watching the Suffering of Hateful People

Part of the brain associated with empathy showed stronger activation when study participants watched the suffering of hateful people, as opposed to those who were more likable, researchers discover.

This is an MRI of the right brain hemisphere.

Featured Psychology

·October 10, 2013·4 min read

Right Supramarginal Gyrus Plays Important Role in Empathy

Researchers find that when the right supramarginal gyrus doesn't function correctly, our empathy is severely limited.

This is a picture of Mona Lisa and her enigmatic smile.

Featured Psychology

·October 5, 2013·3 min read

Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.

This image is a stylized diagram of the hippocampus. The parahippocampal gyrus labeled at bottom center.

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·September 25, 2013·1 min read

Feelings Forge Stronger Memories

A new study reports bad experiences enhance memory formation about places.

This is a diagram of the human olfactory system

Featured Neuroscience

·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Shot of Anxiety and the World Stinks

A new neuroimaging study reveals how anxiety or stress can link areas of the brain for emotion and olfactory processing, making neutral odors smell malodorous.

The badly adapted image is credited to neuroscience news and shows a woman meditating under a clock moon...the clock, we adapted.

Featured Psychology

·June 21, 2013·2 min read

Time Perception Altered by Mindfulness Meditation

Research suggests mindful meditation has the ability to temporarily alter time perception.

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Featured Psychology

·May 28, 2013·5 min read

Changing Gut Bacteria Through Diet Affects Brain Function

Women who regularly consumed probiotic bacteria through yogurt showed altered brain function, both while in resting start and in response to emotion recognition tasks, a new study suggests.

The image shows the atlas activity of the forebrain. The caption describes the image best.

Featured Genetics

·January 31, 2013·5 min read

Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line

Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). This new atlas identifies and locates thousands of gene-regulating elements in a region of the brain that is of critical importance for cognition, motor functions and emotion.