FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 11, 2021·4 min read‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Alters Brain Function"Orgasmic meditation" produces a distinct pattern of brain activity, researchers report. The practice alters activity in the frontal lobe and temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 13, 2015·3 min readAerobic Fitness and Thinner Gray Matter Linked to Better Math Skills in ChildrenA new study links better math skills in children with cardiorespiratory fitness and associated gray matter thinning.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 4, 2016·4 min readAlcohol Dependent People May Lack Important EnzymeResearchers identify a role for the enzyme PRDM2 in alcoholism.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2020·4 min readAntioxidant precursor molecule could improve brain function in patients with MSMultiple sclerosis patients who received N-acetylcysteine treatments had improvements in metabolism in brain areas associated with cognition and attention.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 16, 2015·4 min readBilingual People Have More Gray MatterA new study reports people who speak more than one language have more gray matter in the areas of the brain associated with executive control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 9, 2017·5 min readBilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You AgeAging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 26, 2013·5 min readBrain Imaging Differences in Infants at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’sInfants who carry a gene associated with an increased rick for Alzheimer's disease have differences in brain development compared to those who do not carry the gene, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 30, 2018·5 min readBrain Pacemaker Shows Promise in Slowing Alzheimer’s ProgressionDeep brain stimulation to the frontal lobe may help to improve cognitive, behavioral and functional difficulties in those with Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 17, 2013·3 min readBrain Scans Show Unusual Activity in Retired NFL PlayersA neuroimaging study finds profound brain activity abnormalities in a group of retired NFL players.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Structure That Helps Us Understand What Others Think RevealedResearchers identify brain areas associated with developing the ability to "put ourselves in other people's shoes".Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2015·4 min readBrain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant DrugsAccording to a new study, women who abuse stimulant drugs have significantly less gray matter volume in brain areas vital for decision making and emotion.Read More