How emotions are mapped in the brain
Neuroimaging reveals the entire set of human emotions is topographically located in the right temporoparietal junction.... Read More...
Psychology
What goes up may actually be down
Virtual reality study reveals people plan movements and anticipate the force of gravity by "seeing it" through visual cues rather than "feeling it."... Read More...
Imbalance between serotonin and dopamine in social anxiety disorder
Study reports the balance between serotonin and dopamine may be a risk factor for a person developing social anxiety disorder.... Read More...
Certain personality traits in high school may lower dementia risk five decades later
Your personality traits as a teen may predict your risk of developing dementia 50 years later. Teens who were more energetic and those who were calm had a lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia later in life. ... Read More...
New insight into brain connectivity
Researchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.... Read More...
How the brain processes rewards
Different types of reward have unique effects on the basal ganglia nuclei. Food rewards influence the left hemisphere of the brain, while erotic rewards engage the right lateral globus and left caudate. Financial rewards engage the basal ganglia bilaterally.... Read More...
Study explores cognitive function in people with mental illness
Study finds few differences in the profiles of genes that influence cognition between those with severe mental health disorders and the general population.... Read More...
What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?
Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers.... Read More...
How stress causes gray hair
Study reveals a link between the nervous system and stem cells that regenerate pigment in hair follicles. When stressed, norepinephrine from the sympathetic nervous system causes melanocyte stem cells to activate excessively. The stem cells all convert into pigment-producing cells, prematurely depleting the reservoir. The findings explain the cellular and molecular links between stress and premature hair graying.... Read More...
‘Love hormone’ oxytocin improves attachment issues in people with autism
Male patients on the autism spectrum who were given oxytocin for four weeks experienced improvements in social attachment behaviors for up to 12 months.... Read More...
Treatment for depression must also restore proper functioning of the blood-brain barrier
In order to treat those with treatment-resistant depression, researchers suggest the integrity of the blood-brain barrier be restored.... Read More...
Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, and high rates of co-occurring disorders
On average, girls on the autism spectrum are diagnosed 1.5 years later than boys. Over 50% of those on the autism spectrum exhibit co-occurring mental health and medical conditions, such as ADHD and epilepsy. ... Read More...