ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 13, 2012·3 min readStress Breaks Loops that Hold Short-Term Memory TogetherBy watching individual neurons at work, a group of psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has revealed just how stress can addle the mind, as well as how neurons in the brain's prefrontal cortex help remember information in the first place.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 17, 2012·4 min readWhy Are Elderly Duped?Researchers report they’ve pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·July 30, 2012·2 min readBrain Development is Delayed in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderResearchers found that development of the cortical surface is delayed in frontal brain regions in children with ADHD. The typically developing children attained 50% peak area in the right prefrontal cortex at a mean age of 12.7 years, whereas the ADHD children didn’t reach this peak until 14.6 years of age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2012·5 min readStudy Reveals How Brain Performs Motor Chunking TasksYou pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A....Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readThis is Your Brain on No Self-ControlMRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...Read More
Psychology·May 7, 2012·2 min readPsychopathy Linked to Specific Structural Abnormalities in the BrainNew research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·4 min readAwake Mental Replay of Past Experiences Critical for LearningBlocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·February 8, 2012·4 min readExplorers Use Uncertainty and Specific Area of BrainAs they try to find the best reward among options, some people explore based on how uncertain they are about...Read More
Neuroscience·February 6, 2012·2 min readWorking Memory and the BrainVisual working memory not as specialized in the brain as visual encoding, study finds. Researchers have long known that specific...Read More
AutismGenetics·February 2, 2012·3 min readGene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across LifespanMental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive. For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·January 23, 2012·4 min readMagic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging StudiesBrain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the...Read More
Neurology·January 16, 2012·4 min readNeural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the BrainBrain circuits for visual categorization revealed by new experiments Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire...Read More
