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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·May 6, 2020·6 min read

How strong is your mental imagery? It might depend on how ‘excitable’ your neurons are

The strength of a person's mental imagery is associated with excitability in the prefrontal cortex and visual cortex. Highly excitable neurons in the visual cortex may reduce a person's ability to imagine mental images. The findings shed light on how aphantasia, a condition where a person can not imaging mental images, may occur.

This image shows the regions of the brain where greater activation was noted.

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·August 20, 2015·5 min read

Abused Children Show Encouraging Ability to Regulate Emotions

According to a new study, children who have been maltreated have a surprising ability to regulate their emotions.

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·October 8, 2022·4 min read

Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals

Greater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use.

This image illustrates nerve fibers that originate in a part of the prefrontal cortex associated with emotion.

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·May 28, 2015·6 min read

Brain Circuitry That Controls Anxiety Provoking Decisions Identified

Findings could have implications for treating psychiatric disorders that feature impaired decision making.

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·May 7, 2019·2 min read

Autism gene linked to brain and behavior deficits in mice

A deficiency of the SHANK3 gene, a gene associated with ASD, results in structural and functional deficits in the prefrontal cortex. The functional and structural alterations in the PFC were linked to an impairment in social interaction in male mice.

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·August 17, 2015·1 min read

Mechanism that Triggers Disruption in Neural Communication Channels in Schizophrenia Identified

Researchers have identified a mechanism which triggers the disruption in the brain's communication channels that occurs in schizophrenia.

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·November 1, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Beats Distraction to Retain Memories

A new study reveals a mechanism that may explain how the brain is able to retain memories when faced with distraction. The findings could help with the development of new artificial neural networks and AI technology.

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·February 26, 2016·6 min read

How Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain

Findings could help explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, researchers say.

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·May 23, 2022·5 min read

How Do You Know Not to Laugh at a Funeral? This Region of the Brain Is Key

Researchers reveal the role the prefrontal cortex plays in emotional processing and emotional suppression.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 15, 2020·8 min read

What pandemic dreams may come

Researchers discuss how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the quality and content of people's dreams. The stress we are experiencing may be manifesting in our dream content as we sleep.

Image shows the in vitro model showing three distinct regions of the brain connected by axons.

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·January 13, 2017·5 min read

Multiregional Brain on a Chip

A newly developed brain on a chip models the connectivity between the amygdala, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus.

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·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Experiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age Faster

Children who experience early life adversity experience faster biological aging than children with no history of exposure to abuse. Trauma was associated with biological aging in early puberty, cellular aging, and alterations in brain structure. The findings may explain why children who experienced adversity early in life often suffer poor health as they age.

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prefrontal cortex

How strong is your mental imagery? It might depend on how ‘excitable’ your neurons are

Abused Children Show Encouraging Ability to Regulate Emotions

Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals

Brain Circuitry That Controls Anxiety Provoking Decisions Identified

Autism gene linked to brain and behavior deficits in mice

Mechanism that Triggers Disruption in Neural Communication Channels in Schizophrenia Identified

How the Brain Beats Distraction to Retain Memories

How Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain

How Do You Know Not to Laugh at a Funeral? This Region of the Brain Is Key

What pandemic dreams may come

Multiregional Brain on a Chip

Experiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age Faster

Heartbeat’s Influence on Brain Activity

Reshaping the OCD Brain: How Therapy Alters Neural Connectivity

Persistent Brain Repair Signals in Ex-NFL Players

Innovative Fiber to Tackle Alzheimer’s Developed

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