FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 7, 2023·5 min readDog’s Facial Markings Influence Human-Canine CommunicationResearchers discovered that the complexity of a dog's facial markings affects human interpretation of their expressions. It was revealed that dogs with plainer faces make more facial expressions and are better understood by humans than dogs with more complex markings.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 19, 2023·5 min readFear of Failing: The Secrets Behind Social AnxietySocial anxiety is associated with a higher risk of developing depression and addiction disorders. Researchers say the fear of rejection may be at the root of social anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2020·3 min readInhibitory interneurons in hippocampus excite the developing brainGABAergic interneuron excitation is essential for network activity in the hippocampus of the fetal brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 29, 2019·4 min readWhy Your New Year’s Resolution Should Be Self-AcceptanceResearchers urge people to reframe negative messages about eating and weight loss for the new year ahead.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 17, 2019·3 min readWhat You Think Is What You SeePerception and working memory are more deeply entangled than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 9, 2019·4 min readNeurodevelopmental disorders may be rooted in genetics and mitochondrial deficits: Mouse studyMouse models of DiGeorge/22q1 Deletion Syndrome reveal a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction, deficits in cortical connectivity and cognitive impairments. Function was restored through antioxidant therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 7, 2019·4 min readHuman Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of ObjectsResearchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2018·4 min readThalamus Wakes the Brain During DevelopmentResearchers have discovered the thalamus plays a crucial role in the development of normal sleep and waking states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 29, 2018·4 min readRussian Trolls and Bots Influence Vaccine Discussion on TwitterResearchers report Russian trolls and bots are significantly involved in promoting discord and spreading false information about vaccines on Twitter. The study reports these accounts shared anti-vaccination messages 75% more than average Twitter users.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 4, 2017·4 min readOrigin of Human Genus May Have Occurred By ChanceStudy challenges conventional ideas about why our human ancestors became smarter and more sophisticated.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2017·4 min readBonobos May Be Better Representation of Last Common Ancestor With HumansA new study reveals bonobos may be more closely linked anatomically to humans than common chimpanzees are.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 3, 2017·3 min readEvolution of Brain and Tooth Size Were Not Linked in HumansA new study challenges the belief that human tooth size decreased and brain size grew at similar rates through our evolution.Read More