Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 12, 2018·6 min readHigher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the BrainResearchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 7, 2018·9 min readUnique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to SeeA patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 7, 2018·4 min readLarger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience StudiesResearchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2018·5 min readHuman Drug Addiction Behaviors Tied to Specific Impairments in 6 Brain NetworksA new study reports impairments in six brain networks are associated with addiction behaviors. The findings may pave the way for developing more targeted treatments for addiction.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2018·4 min readLink Between Neurotransmitter Imbalance and Brain Connectivity in Those with ASDResearchers have identified a link between neurotransmitter imbalance and brain connectivity in brain areas associated with social communication and language in those with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2018·3 min readfMRI Reveals Memory in Sleeping ToddlersA neuroimaging study of sleeping two year olds reveals how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 3, 2018·3 min readVirtual Brain Could Aid Surgical PlanningUsing an open source platform called The Virtual Brain, researchers have simulated neural activity based on individual patient brain tumors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 2, 2018·2 min readWhere the Brain Processes Spiritual ExperiencesResearchers say the inferior parietal lobe, thalamus and caudate play key roles in processing spiritual experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readNew Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn PhysicsA neuroimaging study reveals brain areas not commonly associated with science learning become active when people complete physics problems.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2018·7 min readTraining Compassion ‘Muscle’ May Boost Brain’s Resilience to Others’ SufferingA new study reveals compassion meditation training may reduce distress when witnessing the suffering of others and improve the ability to respond with compassion.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 22, 2018·5 min readSubtle Hearing Loss While Young Alters Brain FunctionResearchers report subtle hearing loss during youth may pave the way to developing dementia later in life. The study reveals those with subtle hearing loss have altered activity in the right frontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2018·4 min readOur Brains Are Obsessed with Being SocialResearchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.Read More
