FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 9, 2023·4 min readAll Work, No Independent Play Cause of Children’s Declining Mental HealthThe rise in childhood mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression may be linked to the decline in opportunities to play, explore, and engage in activities independent of parental control and oversight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readBeer Can Lift Your Spirits: Hordenine Activates Brain’s Reward CenterHordenine, a substance present in beer and malted barley, activates dopamine D2 receptors through G proteins, leading to a possibly prolonged effect on the brain's reward center, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2021·4 min readBreastfeeding Status and Duration Significantly Impact Postpartum Depression RiskResearchers identified a link between breastfeeding and a decreased risk of new mothers developing postpartum depression. The longer a mother breastfed her child, the more the risk of PPD decreased.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2019·3 min readCreativity: A question of impulsivenessThe effects of schedule autonomy on creative performance are dependent upon a person's level of impulsivity. The more impulsive a person is, the more creative they are. The reverse is true for those who are more controlled.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 25, 2022·4 min readFeeling Anxious or Blue? Ultra-Processed Foods May Be to BlameConsuming high amounts of highly processed foods can impact mental health, increasing the risk of anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 12, 2022·2 min readGut-Brain Axis: The Connection Between Illnesses of the Digestive and Nervous SystemsA new study aims to investigate the interaction between the digestive and nervous systems, or the gut-brain axis, to discover more about the links between digestive health and neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2023·5 min readHow Babies Unravel the Origin of Conscious Awareness and PurposeResearchers delved into the age-old question of agency, using human infants as their study subjects. By tethering an infant's foot to a crib-mounted mobile, they observed the moment a baby realizes they can influence the environment.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 17, 2022·4 min readHow DDT Exposure Contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease RiskDDT exposure causes sodium channels to remain open, leading to increased neural firing and an increased release of amyloid beta peptide. Blocking the channels with tetrodotoxin reduces the toxic amyloid protein by increasing the production of the amyloid precursor protein.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 7, 2022·6 min readHuman Gene Variant Produces Attention Deficit Disorder-Like Problems in MiceMice with the Val89 choline transporter variant had reduced rates of choline uptake and a diminished capacity to sustain acetylcholine production during attention-demanding conditions. The effect led to decreased cognitive performance when the mice were faced with additional challenges.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2021·5 min readMemory Biomarkers Confirm Aerobic Exercise Helps Cognitive Function in Older AdultsResearchers have identified three biomarkers in blood samples that confirm the link between exercise and improved cognitive function in older adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 14, 2022·5 min readPhoto or the Real Thing? Mice Can Inherently Recall and Tell Them ApartMice are able to perceive the inherent differences between a picture of an object and the actual 3D object itself.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 21, 2022·8 min readRare Human Gene Variant in ADHD, Autism Exposes Fundamental Sex DifferencesFemale mice show effects of the DAT mutation in brain regions unaffected in males, and vice versa. The findings reveal surprising differences in dopamine synapses between males and females controlling attention, pleasure, and motivationRead More
