FeaturedPsychology·July 1, 2015·3 min readIntrusive Memories of Traumatic Events Reduced by Sleep DeprivationAccording to a new study, sleep deprivation could prevent people who have experienced a traumatic event from consolidating the negative memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 23, 2015·4 min readRecalling a Nightmare Flight: How Trauma Memory is Processed in the BrainA new neuroimaging study provides clues about trauma memory and how it is processed in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 16, 2015·2 min readGenetic Variation Associated With Emotionally Enhanced Vividness IdentifiedResearchers discover people with the ADRA2b deletion variant have more vivid perceptions of emotional events.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 8, 2015·4 min readPTSD Linked to Accelerated AgingA new study reports people with PTSD may also be at risk of accelerated aging.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 7, 2015·3 min readGenes Influence how the Brain Reacts to Emotional InformationAccording to a new study, people who carry a certain genetic variation perceive positive and negative emotions more vividly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2015·3 min readOxytocin Helps Teach Maternal Brain to Respond to Baby’s NeedsOxytocin acts on individual brain cells to prompt specific social behaviors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 2, 2015·5 min readResearchers Test Light Therapy on Veterans With Gulf War IllnessResearchers are testing the effects of light therapy on patients with Gulf War Syndrome.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 3, 2015·3 min readADHD Plus Childhood Trauma Heightens Risk for Self Harm and SuicideResearchers report young women with ADHD who have also faced childhood trauma are at increased risk of self harm and suicide.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 19, 2014·7 min readLost Memories Might Be Able to Be Restored, Researchers ReportA new study reports long term memories might not be stored in synapses, as was previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2014·2 min readShedding New Light on the Formation of Emotional Fear MemoriesA new study finds Hebbian plasticity is partially correct.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2014·5 min readBrain’s Reaction to Virtual Reality Should Prompt Further StudyNew findings from virtual reality study could help provide treatments for those with memory problems, study reports.Read More
