FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2019·4 min read‘Key player’ identified in genetic link to psychiatric conditionsCYFIP1 plays a key role in the damaging effects of 15q11.2 deletion. When CYFIP1 is missing, myelin abnormalities occur. The findings shed light on how psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, may develop.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 28, 2020·3 min read‘Knowing how’ is in your brainArtificial intelligence reveals how the brain programs procedural knowledge.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 21, 2020·4 min read‘Love hormone’ oxytocin improves attachment issues in people with autismMale 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
FeaturedPsychology·June 28, 2018·3 min read‘Lower Status’ People More Likely to Share Wealth Than ‘Higher Status’ PeopleA new study reports lower status individuals are more likely to share wealth than those considered to be of higher status.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 14, 2020·3 min read‘Marshmallow test’ redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each otherStudy reports children are more likely to delay gratification when they and a peer rely on one another to get a reward than when they are left to their own willpower.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 4, 2016·3 min read‘Media Contagion’ a Factor in Mass ShootingsResearchers call on the media to deny mass shooters the fame they seek.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2017·3 min read‘Mind Reading’ Technology Decodes Complex ThoughtsResearchers report they can use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts. Their findings suggest the building blocks for complex human thoughts are not word based, but formed by the brain's sub systems. The study provides evidence that the neural dimensions of concept representation are universal across people and languages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 27, 2017·4 min read‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of SpeechAccording to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 28, 2019·5 min read‘Mindreading’ neurons capable of having expectations about the behavior of the othersSimulation neurons found in the amygdala allow animals to reconstruct the mental state of social partners and predict intentions. Dysfunction in these newly identified neurons may be involved in disorders associated with social behavioral problems, such as autism and social anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 11, 2019·5 min read‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partnersNeurons in the amygdala derive object values based on observations and use the values to simulate a social partner's decision making.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 1, 2017·4 min read‘Mirror Game’ Test Could Secure Early Detection of SchizophreniaA new computerized 'mirror game' has been shown to give more accurate diagnosis of schizophrenia than clinical interviews, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 18, 2017·3 min read‘My Genes Made Me Do It’: Behavioral Genetic Evidence in Criminal CourtDespite growing evidence linking genetics to some criminal behavior, researchers report using genetic evidence is a court room is likely not to be an effective tool in persuading juries that a defendant is less culpable for their actions.Read More
