FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 23, 2021·5 min readNeuroscientists Posit That Brain Region Is a Key Locus of LearningA new study reveals the role the locus coeruleus plays in learning, behavior, and mental health.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 15, 2021·5 min readSpending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our BrainsBrain structure and mood improve when people spend time outdoors. This has positive implications for concentration, memory, and overall psychological wellbeing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2021·6 min readMemory Making Involves Extensive DNA BreakingBrain cells snap DNA in more places and in more cell types than previously realized in order to express genes for learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2021·4 min readMarmoset Study Identifies Brain Region Linking Actions to Their OutcomesSwitching off activity in the anterior cingulate cortex prevented marmoset monkeys from making an association between behavior and a particular outcome.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2021·6 min readBrain Areas Involved in Seeking Information About Bad Possibilities IdentifiedStudy reveals specific neurons in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex that become active when people are faced with the decision to learn or hide from information about an adverse event the person is not able to prevent.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 8, 2021·7 min readOvercoming ProcrastinationResearchers reveal how you can overcome procrastination and regain motivation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2021·4 min readEscape From Oblivion: How the Brain Reboots After Deep AnesthesiaFollowing deep anesthesia, consciousness and cognitive processes unfold over time. The prefrontal cortex is the first brain area to recover, with areas associated with reaction time and attention taking longer to return to pre-anesthesia states.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2021·4 min readEmpathic and Altruistic, or Cold and Individualistic: Our Brains Reveal the TruthPrefrontal cortex activity reveals those who have a more detached personality have similar activity when processing information relating to both social and non-social stimuli. By contrast, those who are more agreeable have significant differences in PFC activity when processing the different forms of information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 7, 2021·4 min readHead to Toe: Study Reveals Brain Activity Behind Missed Penalty KicksSoccer players who feel anxious at the thought of kicking a penalty kick and who miss the goal show more activity in the prefrontal cortex. Overthinking the shot, researchers say, could play a role in missing a goal.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2021·4 min readTransporter Imbalance Implicated in SchizophreniaResearchers have implicated alterations in the balance of two chloride ion channels in the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. Inhibiting transporter activity with bumetanide reversed some of the cognitive symptoms in mouse models of the psychiatric disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2021·5 min readAnesthesia Doesn’t Simply Turn Off the Brain, It Changes Its RhythmsPropofol, the commonly used anesthetic, alters and controls the dynamics of the brain's rhythms. The findings can help doctors better monitor patients under anesthesia with the aid of EEG.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2021·4 min readEstrogen Status, Not Sex, Protects Against Heightened Fear RecallPeripheral and brain markers for fear differ in a hormone dependent manner between males and females.Read More
