FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 26, 2021·5 min readBrain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s DiseaseCombining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer's disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same trajectories.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 1, 2017·5 min readTwo Distinct Brain Regions Have Independent Influence on Decision-MakingResearchers report the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and orbitofrontal cortex play key roles in decision making.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
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 5, 2020·5 min readPreviously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain discoveredResearchers have identified a novel neurotransmitter system in the brain. The system signals transmission of innate olfactory information to areas of the brain associated with emotional processing via the TAAR5 receptor. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for depression and schizophrenia.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2017·4 min readTraffic Light in the BrainResearchers have identified the roles five sub-areas of the prefrontal cortex make in movement decisions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2016·3 min readPeople Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 11, 2020·7 min readMice ‘detectives’ hint at how humans read between the linesHumans and mice use inference skills to solve problems in a remarkably similar manner.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2017·1 min readThe Brain’s Fight and Flight Response to Social ThreatIn a study exploring the neural correlates of the fight or flight response, people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, leading them to behaviorally and mentally disengage from a situation, researchers report.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