FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2020A child’s brain activity reveals their memory abilityActivity in the frontoparietal network during memory tasks reflected the individual working memory capabilities of children, with an activity pattern unique to working memory. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2020The brain’s facial recognition area doesn’t differentiate outgroup membersA new study reports difficulty in telling members of an "outgroup" apart is linked to visual processing. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2020How experiencing traumatic stress leads to aggressionStrengthened amygdala pathways increase aggression in those who have experienced trauma. The findings could lead to new treatments for PTSD. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2020Why some people are more prone to anxietyIncreased levels of serotonin transporters in the amygdala may explain why some people are more prone to anxiety than others. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2020How synaptic changes translate to behavior changesLearning produces changes in connectivity via multiple synaptic mechanisms that are consistent with observed behavioral changes. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2020Antibiotics may increase risk for opioid abuseResearchers administered antibiotics to rats for two weeks, depleting their gut microbiome. They then administered oxycodone. Compared to rats given only the opioid, those given the antibiotics had profound changes in how their brains responded to the pain killers. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·April 20, 2020Virtual reality makes empathy easierFirst-person embodiment via virtual reality could help to treat those with empathy disorders. It could also assist violent offenders to develop an ability to empathize with their victims. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2020Structural protein may be new marker of depressionThe protein tubulin blocks molecules that trigger the production of cAMP, leading to reduced messaging in the brain. Previous studies have found those with depression have less cAMP in their brains. The findings suggest tubulin could be a potential biomarker for depression. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2020Changes in brain attention may underlie autismThose on the autism spectrum had atypically smaller pupil dilation compared to the control group during distracting conditions while taking a push-button test. The findings suggest those with ASD may have dysregulation in locus coeruleus activity. The dysregulation of the LC may explain the exaggerated responses to environmental stimuli and fixated behaviors many with ASD experience. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 30, 2020How stress remodels the brainA single, stressful event causes rapid and long-lasting retraction of astrocyte branches. Stress induces this change by halting the production of GluA1. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 23, 2020Lactation changes how mom’s neurons communicate, but it’s reversibleDuring lactation, the cell voltage of TIDA neurons in the hypothalamus oscillates more frequently, increasing firing. The change is reversible and returns to normal once the mother stops lactating. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 16, 2020Scientists can see the bias in your brainYour brain waves show how you will respond to your bias, even before you have a choice to make. Read More
