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·February 19, 2014·2 min read

Beautiful but Sad Music Can Help People Feel Better

Listening to music considered to be beautiful but sad can help elevate mood when people feel blue, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 19, 2014·5 min read

Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory

The brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·February 18, 2014·2 min read

A Circuit for Change

Researchers identify a region of the hippocampus which is sensitive to small changes in familiar context.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·February 18, 2014·5 min read

Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women

Researchers discover differences between patterns of brain network activation between alcohol dependent women and non addicted females.

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Featured Genetics

·February 17, 2014·4 min read

Gender and Genes Play an Important Role in Delayed Language Development

According to a new study, boys are at greater risk for delays in language development than girls.

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Featured Psychology

·February 17, 2014·2 min read

Biomarker for Depression Could Improve Diagnosis and Treatment

A new study reports teenage boys with raised cortisol levels and depressive symptoms are up to 14 times more likely to develop major depression that their peers.

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·February 17, 2014·3 min read

Why Does the Brain Remember Dreams?

Researchers discover more activity in the temporoparietal junction in people who are able to frequently recall their dreams.

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Featured Psychology

·February 14, 2014·3 min read

Promise of a Bonus Counter Productive in Brains with High Dopamine Levels

People with higher levels of dopamine in the striatum perform worse after being promised a bonus, a new study reports.

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·February 14, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Find Brain’s Sweet Spot for Love in Neurological Patients

Researchers find evidence that the anterior insula helps control how quickly people make decisions about love.

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·February 13, 2014·4 min read

Mathematics as Art: Brain’s Beauty Response Unveiled in Formulas

Using neuroimaging technology, researchers investigate whether there is a neurological basis to what we perceive to be beautiful.

This is a brain scan with areas associated with bipolar disorder highlighted.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 13, 2014·5 min read

Understanding the Basic Biology of Bipolar Disorder

Researchers use new approach to identify genetic components of bipolar disorder.

This is an fMRI scan which shows the location of the cerebellum in a schizophrenic patient.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·February 13, 2014·2 min read

How Memory and Schizophrenia Are Connected

Researchers identify a network of genes that controls fundamental properties of neurons and is important for brain activity, memory and the development of schizophrenia.