FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 1, 2021·3 min readLight as a Fairy Tale: What Makes a Feel-Good Film Feel Good?Study reveals the formal characteristics and content types that make those feel-good movies "feel good".Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2021·3 min readStudy Identifies Diverse Spectrum of Neurons That Govern MovementUsing single nucleus RNA sequencing, researchers have mapped 21 subtypes of motor neurons in the spinal cords of mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 1, 2021·4 min readThe ‘Bystander Effect’ Is Real; But Research Shows That When More People Witness Violence, It’s More Likely Someone Will Step up and InterveneWhile many people freeze while witnessing a violent event, researchers say nine times out of ten, at least one person will intervene to help the victim.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2021·6 min readYoung People Who Experience Bullying Are More Likely to Fantasize About Committing Acts of ViolenceExperiencing bullying and aggression as a teen or young adult increases violent ideations, including thoughts of harming or killing others, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2021·3 min readMindfulness Programs Can Boost Children’s Mental HealthMindfulness training can help increase optimism, enhance positive mood, and negate some of the effects of stress by improving mental health in school-aged children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2021·2 min readNavigating the SquircleStudy reveals hippocampal maps predict context-dependent behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2021·4 min readTransporter Imbalance Implicated in SchizophreniaResearchers have implicated alterations in the balance of two chloride ion channels in the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. Inhibiting transporter activity with bumetanide reversed some of the cognitive symptoms in mouse models of the psychiatric disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 30, 2021·6 min readToo Much Salt Suppresses PhagocytesToo much salt can disrupt the energy balance of immune cells and prevent them from functioning correctly.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 29, 2021·4 min readHow a Difficult Childhood Makes It More Likely You’ll Have Mental and Physical Health Problems as an AdultResearchers explore the link between childhood trauma and the increased risk of developing mental and physical health problems as adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 29, 2021·3 min readNew Algorithm for the Diagnostics of DementiaResearchers have created a new algorithm based on blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to help detect dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2021·5 min readInflammation Seen in Earliest Stages of Parkinson’s Disease, and It Is Different Between Men and WomenStudy finds evidence of inflammation in the blood of patients during the early stages of Parkinson's disease. The findings support the theory that inflammation is a driver of the neurodegenerative disorder. The effect was most noticed in women with Parkinson's.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2021·5 min readUltra-High Field MRI Detects Differences in Brain’s HippocampusA neuroimaging study of people with Down syndrome reveals subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus.Read More