FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 9, 2017·6 min readMemory Brain Hack: Super Sized Memory is Trainable and Long LastingEmbarking in 30 minutes of strategic memory training for 40 days more than doubles the capacity for memory recall, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 7, 2017·5 min readBrain Scans of Service Dog Trainees Help Sort Weaker Recruits From the PackBrain scans can help predict which dogs will make it through rigorous training to become service dogs for people with disabilities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2017·4 min readIdentifying the Neural Signature of Healthy Brain AgingA new study reports the ability to modulate brain activity when it comes to shutting off processes irrelevant to a task may be compromised in older people.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readOCD Patients Have Difficulty Learning When a Stimulus is SafeA difficulty in learning about the safety of a stimulus may contribute to problems in overcoming compulsive behavior for patients with OCD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2017·3 min readBrain Imaging Headband Measures How Our Minds Align When We CommunicateResearchers report a new neuroimaging device can successfully measure brain synchronization during a conversation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 27, 2017·4 min readHow Being Funny Changes the BrainResearchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 17, 2017·5 min readHow Dads Bond With ToddlersAccording to a new study, fathers given a boost of oxytocin expressed increased activity in brain areas associated with empathy and reward when viewing photos of their small children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 17, 2017·5 min readThe Brain Chemistry Behind Human Bonding RevealedResearchers implicate dopamine in human bonding and attachments.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 13, 2017·5 min readBrain Scanners Allow Scientists to ‘Read Minds’ – Could They Now Enable a ‘Big Brother’ Future?Researchers question just how far fMRI research should go when trying to understand what exactly is going on inside our heads.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 6, 2017·5 min read“I Feel For You”: Researchers Examine Mirror Touch SynesthesiaResearchers explore how some people can feel a physical sensation when they witness another person being touched.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·6 min readWired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection OverdriveWhile many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 1, 2017·5 min readEarly Signs of Anxiety and Depression May Be Evident in NewbornsResearchers report early indicators of depression and anxiety may be evident in the brain from birth.Read More
