FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2015·4 min readAnxiety Impacts Future Cortisol Production in Gender Specific WaysAccording to a new study, African American youths who have elevated levels of anxiety as a result of every day struggles will overproduce cortisol as adults.Read More
Featured·November 5, 2015·2 min readWatching Memory Formation in ActionA new study could help explain how brain networks can rapidly adjust to build memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 5, 2015·6 min readHow Positive Stimuli Provides Positive Benefits to the Distracted BrainResearchers have identified how the brain processes and differentiates between negative and positive emotions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 4, 2015·4 min readRepairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell DamageResearchers explain how a novel gene therapy approach could help treat Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 3, 2015·4 min readHippocampus is Essential Structure for Recognition MemoryA new study reports the hippocampus is essential to one's ability to recognize previously encountered events.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 3, 2015·5 min readMemory and Performance of Everyday Tasks Improved by Brain Training for Older PeopleAccording to a new study, brain training games that challenge reasoning and memory skills can have significant benefits for older people.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 3, 2015·4 min readHow Depressive Thoughts Persist and Interfere With Memory in Depressed PeopleFindings have far reaching implications for understanding how depression damages memory, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 2, 2015·3 min readStudy of ‘Inner GPS’ May Aid Alzheimer’s DiagnosisA new study could help improve understanding of memory loss and wandering behavior in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2015·3 min readUnderlying Processes of Working Memory More Complex Than ThoughtA new study reports successful memory performance is based on alternating activity states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 30, 2015·5 min readBrain Region That Holds Objects in Memory Until They are Located is IdentifiedResearchers have identified a brain region that holds objects in memory until they are spotted.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 29, 2015·3 min readDifferences Between Male and Female Brain Area? Big Data Says Not ReallyA new study uses big data to debunk the belief that the hippocampus is larger in women than in men.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 29, 2015·3 min readMemory Complaints in Older Women May Signal Thinking Problems Decades LaterA new study reports older women who experienced memory problems are at higher risk of developing dementia decades later.Read More
