FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2018·5 min readHow the Brain Decides What to LearnThe paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 20, 2019·4 min readWhy is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?Harsh noises, such as alarm bells and sirens, hold the brain's attention by stimulating its aversion networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 25, 2017·4 min readVisual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands OutResearchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 24, 2019·4 min readCBD reduces impairment caused by cannabisCannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 16, 2018·5 min readStudy Reveals Why Some People Are More Creative Than OthersResearchers turn to neuroscience to help explain why some people are more creative than others.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 3, 2019·3 min readDisrupted Networks Link Overlapping Cognitive Deficits in Psychiatric DisorderA new meta analysis study identifies dysfunction of neurocognitive networks across multiple psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2015·4 min readPossible Depression Signature in TBI DiscoveredResearchers have identified a potential brain based biomarker that could help identify TBI patients at risk for depression.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 12, 2014·4 min readNicotine Withdrawal Weakens Brain Connections Tied to Self Control Over Cigarette CravingsNew research suggests the high relapse rate in smokers could be explained by diminished connectivity in key brain networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2020·3 min read‘Talkative’ Brain Regions Create Self-Control Challenges for Teens With ObesityObesity risk in teens appears to be associated with stronger connectivity within and between regions of the brain implicated in determining the salience of stimuli. This may have implications for reward processing. Researchers report executive control efforts in the brain decrease when salience and reward-processing regions are engaged in teens with obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 7, 2018·6 min readWhy People Become More Prone to Distraction With AgeA new study reports the locus coerleus, a brain network that controls our ability to focus while under stress, appears to weaken as we age. This may explain why we find it more difficult to focus as we get older.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·4 min readQuestioning Our Morality: Zoning Out or Deep Thinking?According to researchers, stories that force us to think about our deepest moral values activate a brain region once thought to be on autopilot.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 27, 2018·3 min readMusic Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer’sA new study reports Alzheimer's disease does not appear to affect the salience network. Researchers found, when listening to music, the salience network along with other networks, show higher functional connectivity in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
