FeaturedNeuroscience·September 15, 2018·5 min readDiving In to How Our Brains Process InformationResearchers are embarking on a new project to better understand the mechanisms of cognitive control.They hope to generate a specific mathematical model for each individual's brain activity in order to understand how cognitive control differs between people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 13, 2018·5 min readPeople Show Confirmation Bias Even About Which Way Dots are MovingA new study reports people use confirmation bias, even when a decision they make has little to no consequence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 8, 2018·5 min readPast Memory Cues Help People Juggle Numerous Pieces of InformationA new EEG study reveals memory cues can influence the neural representation related to information about cued and non-cued locations, but the effect of the cue depends upon when it appears.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2018·4 min readSimilar Changes in the Brains of Patients with ADHD and Emotional InstabilityResearchers report ADHD and conduct disorder exhibit similar, overlapping changes in the brain.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 8, 2018·4 min readTo Understand Working Memory, Researchers Must Resolve This DebateResearchers say, to better understand working memory, it is important to resolve the debate over how we hold and judge multiple pieces of information in mind.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2018·3 min readHow Your Brain Decides Between Knowledge and IgnoranceResearchers report the brain's reward network could play an influential role in evaluating the opportunity to gain new information, just as it does to evaluate rewards such as food or financial gain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2018·4 min readStriking Differences in Brain Morphology Between Wild and Domestic RabbitsA new MRI study reveals how domestication has affected the brain morphology in rabbits, specifically in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 18, 2018·4 min readSilence is Golden When it Comes to How Our Brains WorkResearchers say the relative silence between firing spikes of neurons help the brain to encrypt information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 11, 2018·4 min readParental Criticism Impacts How Children’s Brains Respond to Emotional InformationA new study reveals children show less attention to emotional facial expressions if their parents are highly critical.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2018·4 min readBigger Human Brain Prioritizes Thinking Hub, But at a CostA new study reports the larger the growth of areas associated with thinking in the cortex, the slower the growth of regions associated with emotional, sensory and motor skills.Read More
