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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2016·3 min readGenes and the Environment Equally Affect Language Related Brain ActivityA new study reports both the environment and genetics affect brain activity related to language in the brain.Read More
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
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
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2017·3 min readNoradrenaline Enhances Vision Through Beta-Adrenergic ReceptorsResearchers document the role noradrenaline plays in modulating the primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 27, 2016·4 min readNovel Insights Into Neuronal Activity-Dependent Gene Expression by CREBA new study explores how neural activity influences CREB dynamics.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 25, 2017·3 min readNovel Mode of Antidepressant Action May Help Patients Unresponsive to SSRIsResearchers have discovered a serotonin type 3 receptor activator that produces an antidepressant effect in mice and functions independently of SSRIs.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2020·3 min readPeering into the genome of brain tumorA new convolutional neural network that utilizes MRI brain scans can forecast genetic mutations in glioma brain tumors.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
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2017·3 min readPrecise Inactivation of Neural Messenger Receptor Wipes Out Fear Memory in MiceResearch combines antibody precision with toxic oxygen burst to inactivate neural protein and temporarily abolish fear memory in mice.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
