FeaturedNeuroscience·April 2, 2019·4 min readHow the brain finds meaning in metaphorEEG study reveals the use of metaphors elicits bigger N400s in the brain than abstract verbs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 18, 2019·4 min readHow the Brain Works During Simultaneous InterpretationA new EEG study reveals how the brain utilizes more cognitive resources to hold memory and process previous information.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Encodes SoundsResearchers report the auditory cortex may encode noises differently that was previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 2, 2017·4 min readBilingual People May Find it Easier to Learn New LanguagesBrain activity of bilingual people who learn a new language is similar to that of native speakers of that language within one day of training, a new study reports. For monolingual people, it takes much longer to exhibit P600 brain activity following language learning.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2017·4 min readTalking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Stressful EmotionsThinking or talking about oneself in the third person can lead people to consider themselves in similar ways to how they think about others, a new study reports. Researchers say talking about yourself in the third person may allow you to distance yourself from stressful experiences and help to regulate emotion.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 1, 2017·7 min readAdults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language ChallengesResearchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Remembers Fearful ExperiencesBefore a rat avoids a place of which they hold fearful memories, the brain recalls memories of the physical location where the event occurred, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 18, 2017·3 min readIs the Human Brain Hardwired to Appreciate Poetry?A new study reports the brain appears to have an unconscious appreciation of poetic construction.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·3 min readMeditation Keeps Emotional Brain in CheckMeditation can help people to take their negative emotions, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2016·4 min readDoes Painkiller Acetaminophen Hamper Our Ability to Notice Errors?A new study looks at how popular pain killer, acetaminophen, may be inhibiting the brain response associated with error making.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 29, 2013·5 min readStudy Connects Dots Between Genes and Human BehaviorA new study provides greater understanding of how genes influence brain structures, cognitive abilities and how neural circuits produce language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2013·3 min readGrammar Errors? The Brain Detects Them Even When You Are UnawareResearchers discover people detect and process grammatical errors with no conscious awareness of doing so.Read More