FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 19, 2022·4 min readThe Fading of Negative Experiences: Active Suppression Weakens Unwanted MemoriesActively forgetting a negative experience may help to prevent bad memories from constantly intruding on a person's awareness and halt rumination.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 13, 2022·4 min readHow Sleep Helps to Process EmotionsStudy sheds light on how the brain processes emotions during dream sleep by consolidating positive emotions while dampening the consolidation of negative emotions. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for PTSD and other disorders associated with negative emotional processing.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·April 18, 2022·3 min readThe Brain Employs an Alarm System to Suppress Intrusive ThoughtsThe anterior cingulate cortex generates a reactive alarm, increasing its activity to signal to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to stop intrusive thoughts and memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 16, 2022·6 min readModulating NMDA Receptor Activity Is the Key to Successful Treatment of PTSDNYX-783, a newly discovered drug, helps modulate NMDA receptor function in neurons. The drug appears to be effective at suppressing the return of PTSD symptoms in rodent models.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 19, 2022·4 min readAI Maps Psychedelic ‘Trip’ Experiences to Regions of the Brain, Opening New Route to Psychiatric TreatmentsAI technology helped map out diverse and subjective psychedelic experiences to different brain regions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 17, 2022·8 min readHow Do Social Interactions Conjure Up Memories and Emotional Responses in the Brain?Researchers reveal how memories and fear responses can be transmitted through social interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 11, 2022·2 min readNurturing Touch Technique Shown to Change Brain Activity and Reduce DistressA novel nurturing touch-based therapy called Havening can help reduce distress and improve recovery for those who suffered traumatic experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 9, 2022·3 min readNovel Study Predicts Depression and PTSD Risk After TraumaRisk markers for adverse psychological consequences following traumatic injury share similar core similarities across different populations and countries.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 10, 2022·7 min readStudy Shows How Memories Are Stored in the Brain, With Potential Impact on Conditions Like PTSDAlterations in synapses may help explain how memories form and why certain types of memories are stronger than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 6, 2022·9 min readAnxiety and PTSD Linked to Increased Myelin in Brain’s Gray MatterResearchers have discovered a link between anxiety behaviors and PTSD to an increase in myelin in the brain's gray matter.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 18, 2021·3 min readVisuals Increase Attention; Now Science Explains WhyNorepinephrine is locally regulated in the visual cortex. More norepinephrine is released when and where visual information is processed.Read More
