FeaturedPsychology·August 5, 2015·3 min readBrain Structures Involved in Delayed Gratification IdentifiedResearchers implicate the hippocampus and nucleus accumbens in decisions that call for delayed gratification.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2015·4 min readEat For Pleasure Rather Than Hunger? You May Have a Hormone DeficiencyDo you prefer the taste of fatty food? Are you someone who eats for pleasure rather than for hunger's sake? According to a new study, the tendency to overeat could be due to a hormone deficiency.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 21, 2015·3 min readA New Target For Depression TreatmentResearchers have identified a potential new target to treat recurring depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 14, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat Diets Can Impair Critical Motivational PathwayA new study reports high fat diets can impair the function of the mesolimbic dopamine system.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 7, 2015·4 min readDifferences in Brain Structure for People With SchizophreniaA new study reports researchers have identified structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia. The findings provide insights into how the condition could develop.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 18, 2015·3 min readNeural Pathway Provides New Insight into Cocaine AddictionManipulating the activity of Activin receptors could decrease relapse behaviors in cocaine addiction, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 17, 2015·6 min readReverse Depression by Recalling Happier MemoriesResearchers use optogenetics to reactivate happy memories and curb symptoms of depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 16, 2015·4 min readDistinct Injury Patterns Found in Brains of Those With Post Concussion Depression and AnxietyFindings could lead to improved treatment options and better understanding of post concussion depression and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 1, 2015·5 min readReward Response Increased by Oxytocin in Women Viewing Crying BabiesResearchers suggest oxytocin could motivate women to help a crying baby.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 29, 2015·4 min readResearchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned AssociationsResearchers identify neural circuitry responsible for fear and reward learning in mice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2015·3 min readStudy Maps Extroversion Types in the Brain’s AnatomyA new study uses MRI technology to map the neuroanatomical differences and similarities in two different kinds of extroverts.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2014·5 min readAutism as a Disorder of PredictionResearchers present a new hypothesis that autism might be rooted in an impaired ability to predict events or other people's reactions.Read More
