FeaturedPsychology·April 8, 2015·3 min readBrain Scans Reveal How People ‘Justify’ KillingNeural mechanisms implicated in harming others is less active when violence is considered justified, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2017·4 min readChanges in Brain Regions May Explain Why Some Prefer Certainty and OrderChanges in the orbitofrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala may help explain a person's preference for uncertain outcomes, as well as a preference for order and certainty, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 29, 2018·4 min readEffective New Target for Mood Boosting Brain Stimulation FoundStimulating the lateral orbitofrontal cortex improves mood in those suffering from depression, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 18, 2014·3 min readGambling with Confidence: Are You Sure About That?A new study reports researchers have discovered the neural basis for confidence in rat brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·3 min readHow Odors Are Turned into Long Term MemoriesA new study reveals the piriform cortex is able to archive long term memory, but requires instruction from the orbiotfrontal cortex to indicate the event is to be stored as a long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2019·3 min readHow the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad onesThe orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) appears to play a significant role in our ability to make decisions. A network connecting the OFC and nucleus accumbens translates negative outcomes into values, while the OFC-amygdala circuit helps stabilize action values.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2015·4 min readHow The Brain Makes DecisionsResearchers discover a brain region located in the thalamus plays a crucial role in decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 23, 2018·3 min readHow Your Brain Learns to Expect Muddy Puddles in the Park (and Other Things)Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in identity expectations.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 22, 2015·4 min readLess Anxiety and More Optimistic Outlook for People With Larger Orbitofrontal CortexAccording to a new study, optimistic people tend to be less anxious and have a larger orbitofrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2015·3 min readNeuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas CommunicateResearchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2020·3 min readRats’ Brain Activity Reveals Their Alcohol PreferenceStudy reveals the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in individual differences to alcohol preference. The findings shed new light on how some are more prone to alcohol use disorder than others.Read More
