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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2015·4 min readTemporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process FacesA new study provides evidence for a face selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 8, 2015·4 min readFacial Motion Activates a Dedicated Network within the BrainResearchers find face processing areas in the brain appear to respond selectively to the motion of faces, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2014·3 min readReal or Fake? Research Shows Brain Uses Multiple Clues for Facial RecognitionAccording to new research, it takes more than just seeing a face to make it look human.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 23, 2013·3 min readResearchers Identify Gene That Influences the Ability to Remember FacesA new study reports the oxytocin receptor plays a special role in the ability to remember faces.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 16, 2013·4 min readDo Patients in a Vegetative State Recognize Loved Ones?Researchers discover unresponsive patients' brains could still recognize photos of family and friends.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 7, 2013·2 min readFacial Recognition is More Accurate in Photos Showing Whole PersonPeople use body cues to recognize people, even when the face is obscured, a new study shows.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 18, 2013·4 min readDifficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of NeuronsNeurons in the specific brain area responsible for processing faces are too broadly "tuned" in some patients with autism, leading to difficulties in discriminating between the facial features of different individuals, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2012·3 min readReady for Your Close-Up?Caltech study shows that the distance at which facial photos are taken influences perception.Read More