FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2017·3 min readFamilial Poverty Affects Toddlers’ Brain FunctionToddlers who come from a more impoverished background show more immature brain function and less of an ability to detect errors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 18, 2017·5 min readPoor Sleep When You’re Depressed or Anxious May Make it Harder to See PositivesSleep plays an important role in being able to regulate negative emotions, especially in people with depression and anxiety, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2017·4 min readEye Expressions Offer a Glimpse Into the Evolution of EmotionStudies support Darwin's theories of emotional evolution, finding expressions originate from sensory function rather than social communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2017·5 min readThe Impossibility of ImmoralityAccording to researchers, by default, we tend to view immoral acts as if they were simply impossible.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 17, 2017·3 min readFirst Dancing, Then Mating in SongbirdsA new study reveals that dancing, not signing, is the primary sexual signal for Java sparrows.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2017·5 min readThink Brain Games Make You Smarter? Think AgainA new study finds little evidence that brain training games can improve your memory in any meaningful way.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 17, 2017·6 min readRepeating Non-Verbs as Well as Verbs Can Boost the Syntactic Priming EffectA new study reports syntactic priming can be boosted by repeating non-verbs, as well as verbs.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 15, 2017·4 min readA Crooked Bite May Indicate Early Life StressNew research proposes asymmetry in the lower face could be a novel marker that signifies early life stress.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 15, 2017·5 min readVisualizing Future Doesn’t Increase Delayed GratificationThe more a person is inclined to visualize, the more impulsive they are, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 15, 2017·3 min readWhat’s the Best Way to Choose Your Profile Pic? Ask Someone Else to Do ItIf you want a flattering social network profile pic, ask someone else to select it for you, researchers suggest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2017·6 min readInfants Show Racial Bias toward Members of Own Race and against Those of Other RacesResearchers report infants show racial bias in favor of members of their own race as early as 6 months old.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 14, 2017·3 min readMusic as Medicine: Using Music to Help Dementia and Alzheimer’s PatientsMusic could have unexpected benefits for those with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
