FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 3, 2017·5 min readExpectations Influence Effectiveness of SSRIsStudy reveals people are three times more likely to report SSRIs are effective for their depression and anxiety when given the correct information about the medication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2017·6 min readNew Functions of the Hippocampus UnveiledA new PNAS study reveals the hippocampus can promote brain wide functional connectivity in the cerebral cortex, and enhance sensory response. Researchers say the hippocampus should be considered to the the 'heart of the brain'.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s HallucinationsResearchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 24, 2017·4 min readThe Brain Basis Of “Hatred of Sound”: MisophoniaDoes hearing certain sounds evoke feelings of uncontrollable anger or disgust? You may have misophonia. A new paper looks at the neurobiological underpinnings of this auditory disorder.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 19, 2017·4 min readBehavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCDA neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2017·4 min readThe Bilingual Brain Calculates Differently Depending on the Language UsedA new study reports mathematical processes in the brain are influenced by language. Studying bilingual people, researchers discovered cognitive 'extra effort' is required for solving math problems when presented in the second language.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 13, 2017·4 min readPredicting Atypical Development in Infants at High Risk for AutismResearchers have identified biomarkers for atypical development in children as young as one month old who are at high risk of familial ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readExplaining Bursts of Activity in Brains of Preterm BabiesResearchers have identified a source of spontaneous bursts of neural activity in the brains of preterm babies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2017·6 min readCocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug AssociationsA new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 30, 2017·9 min readPatient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain TumorA musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 24, 2017·3 min readHow the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory SenseA new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2017·5 min readBrain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for ObesityTeens at risk for obesity as they age have less active self regulatory systems in the brain, a new study reports.Read More
