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Featured Neurology

·July 27, 2015·4 min read

Paving the Way to Treat Brain Rhythm Disorders

Findings could help lead to new treatments for brain disorders marked by chaotic neural oscillations.

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

Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2015·5 min read

The Role of Prefrontal Neurons in Flexible Behavior

According to a new study, adjusting behaviors based on previous events involves neurons working together in the prefrontal cortex.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 19, 2015·6 min read

Multiple Cortical Regions Work Together to Process Sensorimotor Information

According to new research, multiple cortical regions work together to process sensorimotor information, despite having predetermined specialized roles.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2015·4 min read

Brain Areas Responsible for Working Memory are Changing All the Time

According to a new study, our understanding of how a key part of our brain works could well be wrong.

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Featured Psychology

·June 4, 2015·4 min read

Ability to Delay Gratification Associated With Brain Connectivity

A new study reports the ability to delay gratification is linked to white matter connectivity between the caudate and dorsal prefrontal cortex.

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Featured Psychology

·June 3, 2015·4 min read

Study Sheds Light on Astrocyte Disruption in Depression

A new study reports networks of astrocytes are altered in areas of the brain associated with mood regulation in some people who committed suicide as a result of depression.

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

Featured Psychology

·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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Featured Psychology

·April 22, 2015·3 min read

What’s Driving Your Teen’s Brain?

A new study reveals how the teenage brain negotiate risk.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 15, 2015·5 min read

Complex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand Axe

According to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 7, 2015·3 min read

Scientists Discover Important Communication Mechanism Between Two Brain Areas Implicated in Schizophrenia

Disruptions in an inhibitory brain circuit between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may underlie cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia.

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Featured Psychology

·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Changing Neurochemical Balance Makes Us More Compassionate

According to a new study, altering the levels of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex makes individuals more compassionate towards others.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 26, 2015·2 min read

Researchers Develop Method for Mapping Neuron Clusters

Researchers have developed a new method for identifying clusters of neurons.

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