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The image shows the researchers performing the operation to implant the device.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 13, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

Researchers successfully demonstrate a technique to enhance self control through a new form of brain stimulation.

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Featured Psychology

·March 11, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Study Decision Making Center of Brain

Researchers identify different profiles of brain activity when people make cost benefit decisions related to alcohol consumption.

The fmri brain scan image shows the areas affected when making a moral judgement.

Featured Psychology

·March 28, 2014·2 min read

Brain Scans Link Concern for Justice with Reason Not Emotion

A new neuroimaging study finds those who care about justice are swayed more by reason than emotion.

This image shows the brain activity in the striatum and prefrontal cortex. The caption best describes the image.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Synchronized Brain Waves Enable Rapid Learning

Brain wave synchronization between the striatum and prefrontal cortex appear to assist with category learning, a new study reports.

The image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex in the human brain.

Featured Psychology

·July 10, 2014·2 min read

Working to Loosen the Grip of Severe Mental Illness

The underlying architecture of the brain at rest is basically the same as that of a person performing a variety of tasks, a new study reports.

The image shows fMRI scans wiht the amygdala and prefrontal cortex highlighted in yellow.

Featured Psychology

·August 15, 2014·2 min read

Brain Imaging Shows Brain Differences in Risk Taking Teens

A neuroimaging study reports connections between certain brain regions are amplified in teens who are more prone to taking risks.

$The image shows a child reading a book. Surrounding him are numbers and words associated with math.$

Featured Neuroscience

·August 17, 2014·5 min read

New Research Sheds Light on How Children’s Brains Memorize Facts

A new neuroimaging study could help explain how the brain reorganizes itself as children learn math facts.

This image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex.

Featured Psychology

·March 5, 2015·4 min read

Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in Schizophrenia

Using a unique mouse model, researchers show cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia may be reversible.

This image shows an MRI brain scan showing the grey matter volume.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 3, 2015·4 min read

Increased Grey Matter in Those With Higher Levels of Moral Reasoning

A new study reports people with higher levels of moral reasoning appear to have increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain associated with complex social behavior and decision making.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 22, 2015·5 min read

How the Brain Multitasks

A new study hones in on the TRN as an area of the brain that could be responsible for multitasking.

Featured Psychology

·January 7, 2016·5 min read

Lucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mysteries of Consciousness

Researchers explore how the ability to control dreams may be a key to helping us better understand consciousness.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 21, 2016·4 min read

Anxiety and Chronic Stress May Increase Depression and Alzheimer’s Risk

According to a new study, chronic stress and anxiety can lead to an increased risk for depression and even Alzheimer's disease.

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prefronal cortex

Scientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

Researchers Study Decision Making Center of Brain

Brain Scans Link Concern for Justice with Reason Not Emotion

Synchronized Brain Waves Enable Rapid Learning

Working to Loosen the Grip of Severe Mental Illness

Brain Imaging Shows Brain Differences in Risk Taking Teens

New Research Sheds Light on How Children’s Brains Memorize Facts

Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in Schizophrenia

Increased Grey Matter in Those With Higher Levels of Moral Reasoning

How the Brain Multitasks

Lucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mysteries of Consciousness

Anxiety and Chronic Stress May Increase Depression and Alzheimer’s Risk

Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

Mood Dips During Pill Pause

Visual Recognition Memory: Familiarity Decoded by Brief Spikes

HSN Neuron Unravels Behavior Mysteries

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