FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readA Biological Engine for Human LanguageResearchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readJump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress SusceptibilityResearchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 14, 2014·2 min readNew Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress DamageThe gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 14, 2014·2 min readLong Term Study Supports Detrimental Effects of Television Viewing on Sleep in Young ChildrenResearchers find a small but consistent association between increased television viewing and shorter sleep duration in children.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 10, 2014·3 min readKids’ Earliest Memories Might Be Earlier than They ThinkThe earliest childhood memories may develop earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 10, 2014·2 min readResearchers Search for Earliest Roots of Psychiatric DisordersA new study reports newborns, whose mothers were exposed to a variety of environmental stressors while pregnant, could be susceptible to psychiatric disorders later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 7, 2014·3 min readFeelings of Failure, Not Violent Content, Foster Aggression in GamersRage quitting and aggression when playing video games is connected to players experiencing failure and frustration, new research suggests.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 3, 2014·1 min readDopamine and HippocampusResearchers demonstrate the role dopamine plays in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 2, 2014·4 min readA Brain Region for Resisting Alcohols AllureIn rats, when the lateral habenula is chronically inactivated, they drink to excess and are less able to learn from the experience, a new study finds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 2, 2014·2 min readPositive and Negative Thinkers’ Brains RevealedThe ability to stay positive in tough times may be hardwired into the brain, a new neuropsychology study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedPsychology·April 1, 2014·4 min readExperimental Cancer Drug Reverses Schizophrenia in Adolescent MiceResearchers discover an experimental anti cancer compound appears to reverse behaviors associated with schizophrenia in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 1, 2014·4 min readNight Owls Tend to Be Bigger Risk TakersAccording to a new study, female night owls had cortisol levels comparable to men. The researcher suggests high cortisol levels could be a biological mechanism which explains higher risk taking in night owls.Read More
