FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 12, 2019·5 min readThe brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behaviorImagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 31, 2018·3 min readAdults with Autism Show a Diminished Brain Response to Hearing Their Own NameResearchers report adults with ASD have diminished neural response to hearing their own names. The study reports those diagnosed with autism display diminished activity in the right temporoparietal junction, an area of the brain associated with the processing self-other distinction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 10, 2013·7 min readA Fundamental Problem for Brain MappingA new paper takes on brain mapping studies; forcing scientists to rethink the rules of neuroimaging.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 13, 2016·4 min readHow Our Brains Are Biologically Tuned to Be Influenced by Confident PeopleThe brain automatically places more value on the opinions of people who appear to be confident, a new study reports.Read More
