Stray, untrained dogs respond to gestures given by humans. The findings suggest that dog/human understanding may transcend learning. Read More
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Scenes of justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different areas of the adolescent brain. Unjustified violence activates the lateral orbital frontal cortex, while scenes where violence appears justified, activates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Read More
Researchers believe they have identified specific neurons that are responsible for conscious awareness. Previous studies have implicated both thalamocortical circuits and cortico-cortico circuits in consciousness. The new study reports these networks intersect via L5p neurons. Directly activating L5p neurons made mice react to weaker sensory stimuli. The researchers say if consciousness requires L5p neurons, all brain activity without them must be unconscious. Read More
Researchers examine why males tend to rate women with a lower waist-to-hip ratio as more attractive or sexy. Read More
Understanding how parasites 'hack' the brains of their hosts may provide new insights into decision making and behavior. Read More
Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress. Read More
Sacred values and social isolation contribute to extremism in young men. Read More
Some people feel an overwhelming sense of wanting to commit an act of aggression when they see a cute baby animal. Researchers say cute aggression may be a neural mechanism that mediates feelings of being overwhelmed. Read More
Retroviruses may be a missing causal link in diseases like ALS, multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. Read More
Meta-analysis finds a two-fold increased risk of developing schizophrenia and psychosis amongst those who smoke tobacco. Researchers speculate nicotine is most likely responsible for the link. They suggest future research looks at the link between e-cigarettes and a possible increased risk of psychosis in young adults, the largest consumer group for the products. Read More
204 proteins discovered were more highly regulated in females than males, with 31% of the proteins being associated with the development of Autism, researchers report. Findings shed new light on why males are at higher risk of ASD than females. Read More
Researchers predict the development of a brain/cloud interface that connects neurons to cloud computing networks in real time. Read More
