FeaturedPsychology·September 8, 2015·3 min readMath Tutoring Reduces Anxiety and Alters Fear Circuits in KidsA new study reports individualized math lessons reduces anxiety and alters fear circuits in children while improving their arithmetic performance.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2015·4 min readSeparate Brain Systems Process the Consequences of Our DecisionsNeuroimaging and EEG help researchers identify the neural systems that process the consequences of our decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·5 min readThe Neural Basis of MultitaskingA new study looks at the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 29, 2015·3 min readPeople with Borderline Personality Traits May Be Less EmpatheticA new study reports people with borderline personality disorder have lowered brain activity in areas important to empathy.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 28, 2015·4 min readPredicting Response to Antipsychotic Medications with NeuroimagingAccording to researchers, fMRI brain scans may be used to predict a patient's responsiveness to antipsychotic medications.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 27, 2015·6 min readBrain Structure Differences Suggest Teens May Not ‘Grow Out of’ ADHDA new study reports gray matter deficits in the caudate nucleus could mean that adolescents with ADHD may not grow out of the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 26, 2015·5 min readCancelling Intended Actions Appears to Weaken MemoryNew findings could help develop new treatments for disorders characterized by the difficulty to inhibit actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 20, 2015·3 min readMore Than Just Memories: Hippocampus Involved in Conflict ResolutionA new study reports on the role the hippocampus plays in decision making and conflict resolution.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readBrain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral DisgustA new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 17, 2015·5 min readA Time and Place For MemoriesA new study reports researchers have used neuroimaging technology to identify where the brain stores the time and place of real life memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 14, 2015·4 min readLove Bites: Women’s Brains Respond More to Romantic Cues on a Full StomachThe way to a woman's heart could very well be via her stomach. New research finds women respond better to romantic cues when they are full.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2015·4 min readOlder People More Easily Distracted than the YoungA new study reports we tend to be more easily distracted as we age.Read More
