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
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 21, 2018·4 min readCan a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?A new article looks at how TBI can force personality changes in patients.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
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2018·7 min readTraining Compassion ‘Muscle’ May Boost Brain’s Resilience to Others’ SufferingA new study reveals compassion meditation training may reduce distress when witnessing the suffering of others and improve the ability to respond with compassion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 25, 2018·5 min readNeural Link Between Depression and Bad Sleep IdentifiedResearchers have identified a neural link between depression and sleep problems. The study reports brain regions associated with short term memory, self and negative emotions are strongly connected in those with depression, and this may lead to bad sleep quality.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2018·3 min readBeauty is Simpler, and Less Special, Than We RealizeAnalyzing the work of great philosophers and recent neuroscience research, researchers conclude certain simple features, such as symmetry and roundness, make things more attractive to us.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 30, 2018·4 min readHow the Brain and Personality Provide Protection Against Emotional DistressA new study reports personality traits can help protect an individual's brain against symptoms of emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 1, 2018·7 min readEarly Life Stress Hinders Neuron Development, Causing Attention Disorders: Mouse StudyFemale mice who experienced early life stress developed problems and had fewer neurons in areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and making sense of rules, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2019·5 min readBrain activity of Spanish Popular Party voters triggered by rivalsNeuroimaging study of Spanish voters reveals negative political messages illicit stronger neural responses. Messages about corruption activate brain areas associated with risk and disappointment.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·June 27, 2019·5 min readBrain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivityWhite matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 29, 2019·3 min readDistinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disordersTeens with psychosis spectrum disorders have significantly reduced surface areas in the orbitofrontal cortex, cingulate, precentral, and postcentral brain regions. MRI scans also revealed decreased thalamic volume.Read More
