FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2015·5 min readIt’s All In The ToneA new study reports on neural communication pathways for prosody.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·4 min readBrain Area Involved in Understanding Social Interactions IdentifiedResearchers implicate the posterior superior temporal sulcus in our ability to process social interactions efficiently.Read More
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FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 2, 2020·4 min readDoll Play Activates Brain Regions Associated With Empathy and Social SkillsPlaying with dolls as a small child helps develop social skills and empathy. Doll play activates the posterior superior temporal sulcus, an area of the brain associated with social processing and behaviors.Read More
