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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object

A new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 9, 2017·2 min read

How Honeybees Read the Waggle Dance

A new study investigates how interneurons in the auditory center of the honeybee brain respond to waggle dance like vibrations.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·October 2, 2017·3 min read

Shared Genetics in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

According to researchers, a genetic variant changes the expression of the SNAP25 protein, impacting information processing between brain areas associated with regulating emotions. Researchers report this may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Image shows a brain with the amygdala highlighed.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 11, 2017·3 min read

Childhood Maltreatment May Change Brain’s Response to Threat

Researchers report people who experienced emotional abuse and neglect as children exhibited increased amygdala activity in anticipation of a mild electrical shock. The findings suggest early life stress could have an impact on the perception of distant threat.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 21, 2017·3 min read

Afternoon Slump in Reward Response

A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 7, 2017·1 min read

Brain Lays Foundation for Reason in Childhood

According to a new Journal of Neuroscience study, strong structural connectivity between the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex and inferior parietal lobe in young children is associated with improved reasoning in adulthood.

Autism Featured Psychology

·July 31, 2017·1 min read

Shared Housing, Shared Behavior in Mouse Model of Autism

Study shows how social environment can shape specific behaviors in autism spectrum disorder.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 24, 2017·3 min read

Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally

Researchers find brain areas associated with pain and empathy may be involved in the social transfer of pain in mice.

Image shows the location of the hippomcapus in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 24, 2017·3 min read

Stress Hormone Cortisol Linked to Hippocampal Volume and Mood

Researchers discover smaller hippocampal gray matter volume in people who expressed higher or lower than average levels of cortisol in response to stress.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Psychology

·July 17, 2017·1 min read

Brain Connectivity After 30 May Predict Psychological Problems

According to a new Journal of Neuroscience report, an underdeveloped brain network underlying inhibition after the age of 30 is associated with increased self reporting of psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 26, 2017·1 min read

The Brain’s Fight and Flight Response to Social Threat

In a study exploring the neural correlates of the fight or flight response, people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, leading them to behaviorally and mentally disengage from a situation, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 19, 2017·1 min read

Poor Adolescent Diet May Influence Brain and Behavior in Adulthood

A new study reports adolescent male mice fed with a diet lacking Omega-3 fatty acids performed worse on memory tests and showed increased anxiety during adulthood.