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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2017·4 min readLSD Alters Perception Via Serotonin ReceptorsA new study sheds light on how perception of meaning changes when a person is under the influence of LSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·January 25, 2017·5 min readTriggering the Brain’s Auto FocusA new study pinpoints the brain area responsible for forming direct links between environmental stimuli and enhanced focus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2017·4 min readHow the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s NotA new study sheds light on how the brain helps us to learn and make decisions in the real world.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 17, 2017·4 min readMounting Challenges to Brain Sex DifferencesA new meta analysis reveals no significant differences in the size of the amygdala between males and females.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 11, 2017·6 min readA Glimpse Into the Workings of the Baby BrainVisual preferences for faces and social scenes form within the first few months of life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2017·4 min readBrain Impairments in Preterm Infants May Begin in the WombAccording to researchers, even before a preterm infant is born, they may have alterations in the brain's neural networks that could contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2017·2 min readHow Memory Shapes Our Perception of the PresentUnderstanding how memory can shape our perception of the present could help people with learning disorders to stay on task, researchers believe.Read More
