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Featured Psychology

·June 29, 2015·3 min read

Smile and the World Smiles With You

According to a new study, smiling changes the way our brains process other people's emotions.

This image shows the new location of the neck's motor control region on a homunculus drawing.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 17, 2015·4 min read

Refining Penfield’s Motor Homunculus

A new study refines the motor homunculus and corrects the location of the neck's motor control region.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 10, 2015·6 min read

Brains React Differently in Autistic Youth Overly Sensitive to Sensory Stimuli

Researchers report children with autism who are overly sensitive to sensory stimulation show different brain reactions to those with autism who don't respond so severely.

This shows brain differences in those who quit smoking and those who relapse.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 13, 2015·4 min read

Brain Wired For Success in Those Who Permanently Quit Smoking

According to new research, there is greater connectivity between certain brain regions in people who successfully quit smoking.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 11, 2015·3 min read

Single Molecule Controls the Fate of Mature Sensory Neurons

Researchers report the malfunction of a single neuron can prompt certain neurons to alter their role.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 9, 2015·3 min read

Touch Sensing Neurons are Multitaskers

Researchers report touch and position information appear to be conveyed through the same cells in the somatosensory cortex.

The image shows the location of the insular cortex in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·October 18, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Find Brain is Activated More Strongly by Watching the Suffering of Hateful People

Part of the brain associated with empathy showed stronger activation when study participants watched the suffering of hateful people, as opposed to those who were more likable, researchers discover.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 25, 2013·3 min read

Problem-Solving Governs How We Process Sensory Stimuli

Researchers demonstrate how the transmission of sensory information from one cortical area to connected areas depends on the specific task at hand and goal directed behavior.

Autism Featured

·September 19, 2012·5 min read

Autistic Adults Have Unreliable Neural Responses, Carnegie Mellon-Led Research Team Finds

Neuroscientists take the first step toward deciphering the connection between general brain function and emergent behavioral patterns in autism. Study shows that autistic adults have unreliable neural sensory responses to visual, auditory and somatosensory, or touch, stimuli.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 10, 2012·4 min read

Study Shows the Deaf Brain Processes Touch Differently

Lacking sound input, the primary auditory cortex “feels” touch. The finding reveals how the early loss of a sense affects brain development. It adds to a growing list of discoveries that confirm the impact of experiences and outside influences in molding the developing brain.

Neurology

·December 23, 2011·2 min read