FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2017·4 min readResearchers Predict Cognitive Dissonance By Looking At Brain ActivityA new study uncovers the mechanism behind cognitive dissonance.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2017·4 min readSurprise Communication Found Between Brain Regions Involved in Infant Motor ControlResearchers have identified how two distinct areas of the developing brain communicate and report REM sleep is key to this communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2017·4 min readNew Role Discovered For Brain RegionResearchers implicate the thalamus in focusing attention during decision making.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 24, 2017·5 min readPlacebo Effect Could Mend a Broken Heart TooA new neuroimaging study finds the placebo effect can help to lessen the impact of the emotional pain from romantic rejection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2017·5 min readBrain Circuit Enables Split Second Decision When Cues ConflictA new study reveals the brain circuit that governs how we respond to conflicting environmental cues.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 10, 2017·3 min readBrain Stimulation Influences Honest BehaviorResearchers report tDCS applied over a region in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can make people act more honestly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2017·6 min readBrain Circuit Necessary For Memory Formation IdentifiedLong-term memories remain 'silent' for about 2 weeks before reaching a mature state, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2017·4 min readDeep Sleep May Act As Fountain of Youth in Old AgeNatural, restorative sleep can help stave off mental and physical decline as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Structure That Helps Us Understand What Others Think RevealedResearchers identify brain areas associated with developing the ability to "put ourselves in other people's shoes".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·4 min readSatnavs ‘Switch Off’ Parts of the BrainResearchers report no additional activity in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex when a person uses satnav to enter into new areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 10, 2017·7 min readAlcoholism May Be Caused by Dynamical Dopamine ImbalanceResearchers have identified a potential mechanism for the development of alcoholism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2017·5 min readNovel Dimensional Approach Uncovers Biomarker for InattentionGreater variability in reaction time is associated with reduced gray matter volume in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, a new study reports.Read More
