FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2017·4 min readGenetics and Environment Combine to Give Everyone a Unique Sense of SmellExperience and genetics give us all our unique sense of smell, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2017·5 min readBrain Sets Unique Learning Rate for Everything We Do By Self Adjusting to the EnvironmentUsing a synaptic mechanism called metaplasticity, the brain can self adjust learning rates, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsPsychology·March 7, 2017·4 min readStudy Tests ‘Three Hit’ Theory of AutismA new study reports a genetic predisposition in combination with early life stress appear to be more detrimental to males over females and may produce the social avoidance often associated with autism spectrum disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 4, 2017·1 min readPersonality Traits ‘Contagious’ Among ChildrenA new study suggests personality is shaped by environment, not just genes and that children may have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2016·3 min readGenes and the Environment Equally Affect Language Related Brain ActivityA new study reports both the environment and genetics affect brain activity related to language in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 16, 2016·3 min readSome People With Alzheimer’s Pathology Have Superior MemorySome elderly people harbor extensive Alzheimer's pathology in their brain and have no evidence of the cognitive decline associated with the disease, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2016·4 min readKeeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to LandResearchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 13, 2016·4 min readVirtual Reality Study Finds Perceptions of Body and Environment Affect How We FeelA new study finds the interaction of spatial and bodily cues can help regulate emotions and exploratory behavior.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 23, 2016·6 min readChemicals Banned 40 Years Ago Linked to Increased Autism Risk TodayDespite being banned in the late 1970's, organochlorine chemical exposure during pregnancy increases the risk for autism in offspring, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 23, 2016·6 min readAttention Deficits Caused by Early Exposure to Manganese: Rat StudyRats exposed to manganese during early development had lasting attention deficits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 22, 2016·3 min readSame Genes Could Make Us Prone to Both Happiness and DepressionAccording to researchers, the same genes that make us prone to depression could also make us prone to positivity.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 20, 2016·5 min readEnvironmental Responses to Tics Play A Big Role For Children With TouretteA new study suggests using competing responses could help combat oncoming tics for children with Tourette syndrome.Read More
