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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Altruism Changing Western Society

A rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·June 7, 2017·6 min read

Social Experience Tweaks Genome Function to Modify Future Behavior

Researchers have identified the activity of a genetic network that responds to social stress in mice.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Limited Short Term Memory Caused by Interference From Similar Items Seen Earlier

Researchers report working memory is often limited by interference from items we have seen earlier, leading to the appearance it having limited capacity.

Featured Psychology

·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Insomnia Associated With Increased Risk of Suicidality

According to researchers, people with insomnia are more likely to report thoughts of death and suicide during a 30 day period than those who don't suffer from sleep disturbances.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 7, 2017·3 min read

Cultural Background Linked to How People Deceive Others

According to researchers, a person's cultural background influences their language changes when they enter into a deceptive statement.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Genes Influence Ability to Read a Person’s Mind From Their Eyes

Researchers report our genetic makeup influences our ability to read a person's emotions or thoughts through their eyes.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Improving Creativity Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

Electrically stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can enhance out ability to 'think outside the box', a new study reports.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 6, 2017·5 min read

Sequential Options Prompt Future Thinking and Boost Patience

According to researchers, people are better able to exercise patience and better imagine future outcomes when framing choices as a sequence of events.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 6, 2017·6 min read

Mother’s Personality Can Affect Child’s Mental Health

According to researchers, mothers who express dysfunctional personality traits put their children at increased risk of developing psychological problems later in life.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 6, 2017·5 min read

Explaining the Link Between Seizures and Psychiatric Disorders

Newly identified neurons in the reticular thalamus could help shed light on the link between seizures and psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and schizophrenia, a new study reports.