FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 27, 2016·4 min readEffect of Facial Expression on Emotional State Not Replicated in Multilab StudyA large replication study found no evidence that inducing people to smile or frown affected their emotional states.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 6, 2016·4 min readFace Identification Accuracy Impaired by Poor SleepA new study reveals how poor sleep can affect the accuracy of facial recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 3, 2016·4 min readDopamine Connected to Facial RecognitionA new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 28, 2016·5 min readPuberty Changes Facial RecognitionAccording to researchers, adolescents start to view faces differently as they transition into adulthood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 30, 2016·5 min readZebrafish Reveal the Ups and Downs of VisionA new study sheds light on how we perceive and recognize specific visual stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 10, 2016·4 min readFish Can Recognize Human FacesA new study reports a species of tropical fish are able to distinguish between human faces.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 29, 2016·3 min readBrain Cells Divide the Work to Recognize BodiesResearchers have measured the activity of neurons in one of the brain areas responsible for body recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 11, 2016·3 min readWhy People With Alzheimer’s Stop Recognizing the Faces of Loved OnesIn addition to causing memory loss, Alzheimer's disease also impairs visual facial perception, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 19, 2016·3 min readEmotion Matters: Dogs View Facial Expressions DifferentlyResearchers report on how the social gazing behavior of dogs resembles that of humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 29, 2015·2 min readSpectre-acular Fail: Bond Villain Gets His Neuroanatomy WrongAccording to researchers, Bond villain Biofeld doesn't have a good grasp of neuroanatomy.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2015·5 min readStudy Explores How a Face Comes to Represent a Whole Person in the BrainA new study reports researchers have identified certain spots dedicated to processing faces in the primate brain prefer faces with bodies.Read More
