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·August 2, 2013·2 min read

Study Finds Night Owls More Likely to be Psychopaths

A new study suggests those who stay up late into the night are more likely to display anti-social personality trait and psychopathic tendencies.

The image shows a representation of schizophrenia networks in the prefrontal cortex.

Featured Genetics

·August 1, 2013·4 min read

Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

Researchers trace spontaneous genetic mutations and reverse-engineer the outlines of disrupted prenatal gene networks in schizophrenia.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 30, 2013·4 min read

Full Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin Temperature

According to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.

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·July 29, 2013·4 min read

Surgical Anesthetic Appears to Treat Drug Resistant Depression

Researchers discover the anesthetic drug isoflurane could help treat drug resistant depression.

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Featured Psychology

·July 29, 2013·3 min read

Impaired Visual Signals Might Contribute to Schizophrenia Symptoms

Researchers discover a potential explanation for some of the symptoms of schizophrenia by tracking eye movements while patients played a simple video game.

This brain scan shows the location of the orbitofrontal cortex.

Featured Genetics

·July 15, 2013·2 min read

Brain Discovery Could Help Schizophrenics

Researchers discover a link between the orbitofrontal cortex and learning and behavioral deficits in mice with a gene associated with mental illness.

This graph shows the percentage of DNA methylation during different ages.

Featured Genetics

·July 5, 2013·6 min read

Unique Epigenomic Code Identified During Human Brain Development

A new study uncovers dynamic changes in the epigenome which occur during brain development.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2013·4 min read

Exercise Reorganizes the Brain to be More Resilient to Stress

A new study finds exercise reorganized the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function.