FeaturedNeuroscience·November 3, 2017·4 min readProbability Calculations – Even Babies Can Master ThemResearchers discover children as young as 6 months old can have a sense of probability.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2017·4 min readItsy Bitsy Phobia: Fear of Spiders and Snakes is Deeply Embedded in UsStress reactions are evoked in infants when they see snakes and spiders, even if they have never encountered them before. Based on this knowledge, researchers propose phobias of snakes and spiders are of evolutionary origin.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 13, 2017·4 min readLiving Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala HealthierA neuroimaging study reveals city dwellers who live closer to forests were more likely to have healthier amygdala structure and were better able to deal with stressful situations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2017·3 min readFrom Tanning to Smoking: More Traits Associated With Our Neanderthal DNAOur moods, sleeping patterns, smoking status and how easily we tan may be traced back to our Neanderthal DNA, Max Planck Institute researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2017·8 min readLess Stress, More Social CompetenceMindfulness and meditation can affect brain plasticity, resulting in the ability for adults to acquire new social skills, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 4, 2017·7 min readMental Training Changes Brain Structure and Reduces Social StressUsing three different training models, researchers report mental training, mindfulness and meditation can induce structural brain plasticity and reduce social stress.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2017·6 min readParkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory SystemMax Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 26, 2017·4 min readMemory For Details Matures GraduallyContrary to popular assumption that areas of the brain responsible for memory are fully matured by age six, researchers report the maturation process continues until the age of at least 14.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2017·4 min readHighly Precise Wiring in the Cerebral CortexResearchers from Max Planck Institute have identified a neural connectivity pattern in the medial entorhinal cortex that appears to assist with navigation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 9, 2017·4 min readGreat Apes Know When They Don’t KnowMax Planck Institute researchers report great apes actively seek out new information to help fill gaps in their knowledge.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2017·4 min readHow Music Alters Our Perception of TouchThe sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Region Mediates Pleasure of EatingResearchers have identified neurons in the amygdala that make food consumption rewarding. Activating NTR2a neurons caused mice to eat for longer periods of time.Read More
