FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2022·4 min readMine or Ours: The Brain’s ChoiceThe ventral striatum plays a critical role in how we view shared or private natural resources, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 16, 2021·4 min readCortex Suppression Resolves Motivation Conflict in Favor of ProsocialityUsing transcranial magnetic stimulation to suppress excitability in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhanced prosocial behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 10, 2021·5 min readReadiness to Punish Others for Selfish Behavior Explained by Functional Brain ConnectionsThe stronger the connection between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and temporal-parietal junction, the less likely people are to punish others for selfish deeds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 21, 2021·5 min readPredicting Words’ Grammatical Properties Helps Us Read FasterWhen reading, people are not only able to predict the next word, but also the words' grammatical properties. This allows us to read faster. The findings could help with the development of new neural networks focused on natural language processing.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 8, 2021·5 min readCan the Brain Resist the Group Opinion?Even when people adjust their view as a result of social influence, their brain activity shows traces of prior disagreements.Read More
Featured·February 3, 2021·7 min readHow Modern Robots Are DevelopedResearchers speak out about how studying the brain has led to significant advances in robot development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 15, 2020·3 min readLosing Money Causes Plastic Changes in the BrainFinancial losses evoke neuroplasticity alterations to the auditory cortex, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2020·3 min readFeeling with the HeartThe brain suppresses the perception of the heartbeat, affecting our perception of other sensory stimuli. Researchers propose the brain's sensitivity to sensory stimuli depends on the cardiac cycle and the brain's perception of it.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 5, 2020·3 min readNMDA receptors may link psychosis and sleep deficitsNMDA receptor hypofunction is involved in the reduction of sleep spindles and delta oscillations, which appear in the brain during deep natural sleep. Findings confirm the role NMDA receptors play in sleep disorders that accompany psychotic states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 3, 2019·4 min readThe brain processes words placed on the right side of a screen more quicklyThe left and right hemispheres of the brain are characterized by different word processing strategies.Read More