FeaturedPsychology·November 7, 2016·3 min readMachine Learning Automatically Identifies Suicidal Behavior Using Patient’s Own WordsAnalyzing a patient's words, a machine learning system is 93 percent accurate in correctly classifying a suicidal person, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 7, 2016·5 min readMapping the Biology of Drug Resistant Multiple SclerosisA new study may pinpoint an alternative treatment for people with drug resistant multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 7, 2016·4 min readBrains of Those with Anorexia and Bulimia Can Override Urge to EatResearchers have identified a neurological reasons why people with eating disorders are able to override the urge to eat.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 7, 2016·2 min readPeople With Low Oxytocin Levels Suffer Reduced EmpathyResearchers reveal those with low levels of oxytocin as a result of medical conditions perform worse on empathy tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2016·6 min readResearchers Develop Open Source Optogenetics Hardware and SoftwareResearchers have created a low cost, easy to use, open source optogenetics platform.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2016·5 min read“Love Hormone” Oxytocin 100 Times Higher in Blood Than Previously ThoughtA new measuring method has detected oxytocin at much higher rates in blood serum and plasma than researchers previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2016·5 min readPrescription Opioid Poisonings Nearly Double Among Toddlers and TeensA new study reports on the worrying numbers of children and teens admitted to hospital each year for prescription opioid poisoning.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 6, 2016·4 min readKey Protein for Spinal Cord Repair DiscoveredResearchers believe their discovery could lead to new treatments for tissue repair in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 6, 2016·4 min readStressed Out Rats Consume More AlcoholA new study explains the effects of stress on increased alcohol consumption due to changes in the brain's reward center.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience·November 5, 2016·6 min readInsight Into the ‘Seat of Human Consciousness’Researchers believe they may have pinpointed an area of the brain that plays a role in maintaining human consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 4, 2016·5 min readBrain “Reads” Sentences the Same in English and PortugueseResearchers report that when the brain "reads" or decodes a sentence in English or Portuguese, its neural activation patterns are the same.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 4, 2016·6 min readIlluminating Lies with Brain Scan Outshines Polygraph TestA new study confirms that scanning a person's brain with an fMRI is more accurate at picking up lies than a traditional polygraph test.Read More
