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·September 5, 2016·7 min read

Pregnant Woman’s Immune Response Could Lead to Brain Disorders in Kids

A new report considers how maternal immune activation can affect neurodevelopment in the developing fetus, and concludes the mother's immune response to infection could alone be sufficient enough to cause life long changes in brain architecture, function and behavior in her offspring.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 24, 2016·7 min read

Brain Reduces Cell Production to Help Us Cope in Unstable Times

A new study reports the brains of animals faced with disruptions in their social hierarchy produced far fewer new neurons in the hippocampus.

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·August 15, 2016·6 min read

A Neural Basis For The Mind-Body Connection?

Researchers have identified a neural network that connects the adrenal medulla to the cerebral cortex.

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·August 15, 2016·6 min read

1 in 3 Former ICU Patients Show Symptoms of Depression

Researchers reveal almost one in three people discharged from hospital ICUs have persistent symptoms of depression.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 26, 2016·5 min read

Could Brain Scans Taken During Episodes of Stress Predict Eventual Memory Loss?

MRI scans show hippocampal shrinkage during periods of chronic stress in rats, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 21, 2016·5 min read

Stress Coping Mechanism Helps Mice Make New Friends

A new study reports on how a molecule associated in regulating stress may help determine the outcomes of social behavior.

Image shows brain scans with the vmPFC highlighted.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 19, 2016·3 min read

Pinpointing the Neural Center of Resilience

A new study reports flexible brain activity in a particular area of the brain may predict resilience.

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Featured Psychology

·June 27, 2016·3 min read

Stress Contagion Possible Among Teachers and Students

A new study examines the link between teacher burnout and students' cortisol levels.

Image shows the location of the PFC in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 23, 2016·5 min read

Precise Control of Brain Circuits Alters Mood: Mouse Study

Researchers have singled and taken control of a circuit in mouse brains in order to dial the animal's mood up or down.

Diagram explains how PERK can cause cell death in parkinson's.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 23, 2016·4 min read

Challenging Current Views on Origins of Parkinson’s

A new study reports stress on the endoplasmic reticulum, and not mitochondrial failure, results in neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.

Featured Psychology

·June 15, 2016·5 min read

Making Art Reduces Stress Hormones

No matter whether you're a Rembrandt or can just about manage to draw a stick figure, creating art can help to reduce cortisol levels, a new study reports.