FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2014·3 min readResearchers Identify Brain Areas Activated by Itch Relieving DrugOpioid receptors involved in itch relief, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 15, 2014·2 min readBrain Imaging Shows Brain Differences in Risk Taking TeensA neuroimaging study reports connections between certain brain regions are amplified in teens who are more prone to taking risks.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 7, 2014·3 min readHigh Earners in a Stock Market Game Have Brain Patterns That Can Predict Market BubblesA neuroimaging study helps researchers discover brain patterns can predict market bubbles in stock trading game.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2014·4 min readBad LearningResearchers discover a new form of neurotransmission which influences the long term memory created by addictive drugs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 19, 2014·6 min readScientists Tie Social Behavior to Activity in Specific Brain CircuitUsing optogenetics, researchers link a particular brain circuit to social interaction in mice.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 23, 2014·3 min readResearchers Profile Active Genes in Neurons Based on ConnectionsResearchers have devised a way to create snapshots of gene expression in neurons based on their connections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readJump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress SusceptibilityResearchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2013·2 min readResearch Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine AddictionResearchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 17, 2013·4 min readPredicting Who Will Have Chronic PainBrain structure abnormalities could predispose people to chronic pain following a lower back injury, researchers suggest.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 22, 2013·4 min readScientists Identify Key Brain Circuits that Control Compulsive Drinking in RatsResearchers identify circuitry in the brain which drives compulsive drinking in rats, and likely plays a similar role in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2013·4 min readResearchers Focus on a Brain Protein and an Antibiotic to Block Cocaine CravingA new study shows that the GLT1 protein plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine which develops after only a few days of cocaine use. However, exposure to ceftriaxone, an antibiotic used to treat meningitis, decreases cocaine cravings.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2013·5 min readBrain Can Be Trained in CompassionUsing neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.Read More