FeaturedPsychology·March 11, 2014·2 min readGesturing with Hands is a Powerful Tool for Children Learning MathAccording to new research, children who use their hands to gesture during math lessons obtain better understanding of the concepts taught.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 11, 2014·4 min readResearchers Study Decision Making Center of BrainResearchers identify different profiles of brain activity when people make cost benefit decisions related to alcohol consumption.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 10, 2014·3 min readOutside the Body Our Memories Fail UsResearchers demonstrate the close relationship between body perception and our ability to store new memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 8, 2014·5 min readEver So Slight Delay Improves Decision Making AccuracyResearchers discover decision making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a fraction of a second.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2014·3 min readIn One Ear and Out the OtherResearchers report when it comes to memory, we don't remember things we hear as well as things we see.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2014·5 min readStudy Ties Father’s Age at Childbearing to Higher Rates of Psychiatric, Academic Problems in KidsA new study reports a father's advancing age at childbearing can lead to higher rates of psychological and academic problems for the offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2014·3 min readMaze Puts Images on Floor Where Rats LookProjecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2014·3 min readNew Autism Definition May Decrease Diagnosis by One ThirdA new study reports a statistically significant decrease in patients being diagnosed with ASD by clinicians using the new DSM-5.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·3 min readPhantom Limb Pain Relieved When Amputated Arm Is Put Back to WorkA new method of treating phantom limb pain which utilizes several technologies is providing successful.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 24, 2014·3 min readNew Study Settles How Social Understanding is Performed by the BrainNew research settles how the brain makes sense of actions it witnesses others performing in daily life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 23, 2014·3 min readResearchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social MemoryCA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2014·5 min readStudy in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress?A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.Read More
