Neuroscience VideosPsychology·January 11, 2012·3 min readStudy Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is AddictingUCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 20, 2012·2 min read‘Psychopaths’ Have An Impaired Sense of SmellPeople with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain (orbitofrontal cortex) according to a new study.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2014·3 min readH.M.’s Brain Yields New EvidenceA postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2014·4 min readCreatures of HabitA new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·September 2, 2014·5 min readScientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self InterestA new study reports the average person is usually adverse to lying.Read More
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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
FeaturedPsychology·July 24, 2015·3 min readStructure of Brain Explains Ability to Regulate EmotionsAccording to a new study, people who have problems regulating their emotions have smaller gray matter volume in the orbitofrontal cortex.Read More