FeaturedPsychology·January 3, 2017·5 min readMaternal Depression Across Child’s Early Years Impacts Neural Basis of EmpathyChildren whose mothers experienced depression early in their life are more susceptable to socio-emotional problems and a reduction in empathy toward others, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 3, 2017·5 min readGambling Addiction Triggers Same Brain Area as Alcohol and Drug CravingsFindings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 2, 2017·10 min readBabies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain BoostContrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2016·3 min readGenes and the Environment Equally Affect Language Related Brain ActivityA new study reports both the environment and genetics affect brain activity related to language in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 28, 2016·4 min read‘Latest Spoke in the Wheel’ Drives Brain-Mapping AdvancesSuper resolution microscopy may help to provide a better understanding of the structure and functions of the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 27, 2016·4 min readHow the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to RecognitionA new study explores the neural basis for facial recognition and identification.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 26, 2016·5 min readThe Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political BeliefsA new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 26, 2016·3 min readIs There Such A Thing As An Emotional Hangover?Researchers report emotional experiences can influence memory and physiological states for an extended period of time. Additionally, non emotional experiences that follow emotional ones can are remembered some time later.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 22, 2016·3 min readMusic in the Brain: Imaging Genetic Study Links Dopamine Genes to MusicThe effect music has on people may be genetically determined by dopamine functionality, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 22, 2016·3 min readPromising Discovery For A Non-Invasive Early Detection of Alzheimer’sA new paper details a technology that can detect pathological oligomeric forms of tau in Alzheimer's patients through human blood platelets.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 21, 2016·5 min readDistinctive Brain Pattern May Underlie DyslexiaA new study suggests brain plasticity may be reduced in people with dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2016·5 min readWhite Matter Structure in Brain Predicts Cognitive Function at Ages 1 and 2A new study reports white matter structure can predict an infant's cognitive abilities and functions at the ages of 1 and 2.Read More
