FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 3, 2014·4 min readScientists Detect Brain Network That Gives Humans Superior Reasoning SkillsResearchers report the frontoparietal network plays a key role in why humans have superior reasoning skills.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 3, 2014·4 min readBrain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of RelapsingWorking memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2014·5 min readBrain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism DiagnosisNeuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·December 2, 2014·2 min readAlcohol Abuse Linked to Newly Identified Gene NetworkResearchers have identified a network of genes which appears to work together in determining alcohol dependence.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2014·3 min readTeam Develops Drug to Reduce Side Effects of ‘Binge Drinking’Researchers develop a new compound which helps reduce the harmful side effects of binge drinking.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 1, 2014·3 min readHow Early Trauma Influences BehaviourStressful or traumatic experiences in childhood change how people deal with difficult situations later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 1, 2014·3 min readBrain Scans Show Pituitary Abnormalities in Veterans with PTSDA new neuroimaging study reports veterans with PTSD could have hormonal irregularities due to pituitary gland damage from blast related injuries.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2014·3 min readMissing Gene Linked to AutismResearchers report that some people with autism have a deficiency of the neurexin-II gene.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 24, 2014·2 min readSchizophrenia May Be Triggered By Excess ProteinAn overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 20, 2014·5 min readLifelong Learning and the Plastic BrainResearchers attempt to unravel the mechanisms of how the brain learns.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2014·6 min readNew System Reveals How Our Brains and Bodies Change as We Fall AsleepResearchers develop a new system which tracks the process of falling asleep.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGenetics·November 18, 2014·2 min readMother’s Presence Makes Pain Go Away and Changes Gene Activity in Infant BrainThe tender love of a mother not only helps sooth an infant's pain, it could also have an impact on early brain development, researchers say.Read More
