FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 23, 2023·5 min readGetting Kids Outdoors Can Reduce the Negative Effects of Screen TimeExposure to excessive screen time at age two is associated with poorer communication and daily living skills at age four, however, spending time outdoors can mitigate some of the negative effects of screen time.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 9, 2022·3 min readAre We Born With a Moral Compass?Study reports young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding new light on the origins of human morality.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2022·4 min readScientists See What People Picture in Their Mind’s EyeUsing electrocorticogram technology to capture brain waves, researchers found the meaning of what people imagine can be determined from brain wave patterns, even if the image differs from what a person is looking at.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 18, 2022·3 min readSwitching off Specific Brain Cells Protects Against StressUsing chemogenetic technology to deactivate a small group of neurons in the claustrum made mice more resilient against chronic stress and reduced anxiety behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 19, 2021·3 min readMirror, Mirror…Viewing Your Own Face, Even Subconsciously, Is RewardingViewing a subliminal image of their own faces, participants showed an increase in activity in the dopamine reward pathway in the brain. Findings shed new light on the underlying neural processes of self facial recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 27, 2020·3 min readTemporary Salt Crystals May Provide a Permanent Solution to Alzheimer’sSalt crystals can precipitate at low concentrations due to local density fluctuations. Their repeated precipitation dissolution behavior promotes amyloid-beta peptide aggregation.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 17, 2020·4 min readPhantom-Limb Pain Reduced Through Brain PowerThree days of training with brain-computer interface technology reduced phantom limb pain. Patients reported a 30% reduction in pain after one session, and the effect lasted up to five days after training was complete.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 12, 2020·3 min readHow dangerous news spreads: What makes Twitter users retweet risk-related informationStudy uncovers how misinformation and fake news can spread via social media platforms like Twitter. Those with high numbers of mutual followers are more likely to spread "dreadful" misinformation. Findings could offer solutions to prevent fake news dissemination.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2019·3 min readVoluntary Control of Brainwaves in Deep Brain of Parkinson’s PatientsResearchers have developed a neurofeedback system which allows Parkinson's patients to voluntarily control beta wave activity in the subthalamic nucleus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2018·3 min readUneasiness in Observers of Unnatural Android Movements ExplainedOsaka University researchers reveal the brain region that makes us feel uneasy over unnatural android movements.Read More