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
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
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
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
FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2016·4 min readEarly Life Social Stress Has Long Term Impact on Brain Networks: Rat StudyFindings about how early life social stress affect brain connections in mice may have implications for treating human psychiatric illnesses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2016·6 min readStudy Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic TrancesResearchers document neural changes associated with hypnosis.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 21, 2015·3 min readWired for Gaming: Brain Differences in Compulsive GamersA new study reports chronic video game playing is associated with hyperconnectivity between a number of brain networks, and reveals why these brain changes could be both beneficial and harmful.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
FeaturedGenetics·June 11, 2015·6 min readSynchronized Interactions Between Remote Brain Regions Have Genetic UnderpinningsStudy provides evidence of genetic underpinning for neural synchrony.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