FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 23, 2020When is reading your partner’s emotions beneficial, and when harmful?Study reveals when empathetic accuracy is beneficial, and also harmful, to relationships. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·May 3, 2020Lockdown singing: the science of why music helps us connect in isolationResearchers explore how and why music is helping to keep us all connected during the coronavirus lockdown. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2020Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress discoveredResearchers have identified a brain circuit that drives physical response to emotional stress. The circuit begins in the dorsal peduncular cortex and dorsal tenia tecta, before sending signals to the hypothalamus. The findings could help with the development of treatments for panic disorders and PTSD. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2020How genes control courtship and aggressionStudy shows how sex-determining genes can mediate courtship and aggressive behaviors in fruit flies. The findings demonstrate the complexity of the relationship between behavior and sex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2020Two-person MRI reveals how touching is perceived in the brainA novel two-person MRI study reveals what goes on in the brain when two people touch and cuddle. During the interaction, the subjects' brain activity synchronized. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 26, 2020COVID-19: The downside of social distancingSocial distancing, while essential for public health during the coronavirus pandemic, thwarts the human impulse to draw together in times of danger. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 20, 2020Infant temperament predicts personality more than 20 years laterThe temperament of your infant could determine their personality and social behaviors almost three decades later, a new study reports. Infants with higher levels of behavioral inhibition at 14 months grew up to be more reserved and introverted as adults. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 16, 2020Genetics linked to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problemsChildren who experience emotional, mental health, and social problems are more likely to have higher levels of genetic vulnerability for depression as adults. Researchers also identified a higher genetic vulnerability for insomnia, body mass index, and neuroticism. 50% of children with disorders such as ADHD continue to experience mental health problems as they enter adulthood. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020The brain and socially motivated behaviorThe lateral hypothalamus is an integral component of social brain networks. It shapes socially motivated behaviors via functional coordination with neocortical regions. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 13, 2020Early behavioral marker for autism identified15-month-old infants with an older sibling on the autism spectrum, and who experience social difficulties, such as insecure-resistant parental attachment, are more than nine times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 10, 2020Toxic masculinity is unsafe…for menMen who endorse hegemonic ideals of masculinity can become socially isolated as they age, impacting their health, well-being, and happiness. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 3, 2020Optimizing use of oxytocin to help those with social difficultiesAdministering oxytocin via intravenous and nasal methods reduces regional blood flow to the amygdala. Read More
