FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2018·5 min readHow the Brain Performs Flexible ComputationsA new neural model reveals how the brain is able to adapt and process new information, researchers report.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2018·5 min readDecision Making is Shaped by Individual Differences in the Functional Brain ConnectomeResearchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2018·5 min readBlind in the Mind: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in their ImaginationResearchers report on why some people experience aphantasia, the inability to imagine in images.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 6, 2017·4 min readHigher Brain Glucose Levels May Mean More Severe Alzheimer’sA new NIH study reveals abnormalities in brain glucose metabolism could be linked to the severity of Alzheimer's pathology.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2017·6 min readHow the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of SpeechResearchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeurosciencePsychology·June 30, 2017·2 min readResearch Suggests Association Between Gut Bacteria and EmotionA new study identifies gut bacteria that appears to interact with brain areas associated with mood and behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 26, 2017·5 min readInsomnia Medication May Wake Some Patients From Vegetative StateZolpidem, a medication commonly prescribed for insomnia, appear to be effective in helping to restore a conscious state in some patients who were in comas or vegetative state.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 7, 2017·6 min readSocial Experience Tweaks Genome Function to Modify Future BehaviorResearchers have identified the activity of a genetic network that responds to social stress in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 8, 2017·4 min readBrain Injuries Cause Impulse Control Problems: Rat StudyStudy confirms TBI can cause impulse control problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 2, 2017·7 min readResearchers Create a Roadmap of Bipolar Disorder and How It Affects the BrainReviewing brain scans of bipolar patients, researchers observe notable differences in the thickness of gray matter in areas of the brain associated with motivation and control inhibition compared to those without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 4, 2017·3 min readLow Doses Penicillin in Early Life Induces Long Term Behavioral ChangesA new study reports penicillin when administered during pregnancy or during early years of life can result in long-term behavioral changes.Read More