FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2014·4 min readCreatures of HabitA new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2014·5 min readStudy Reveals Workings of Working MemoryThe brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 14, 2014·3 min readPromise of a Bonus Counter Productive in Brains with High Dopamine LevelsPeople with higher levels of dopamine in the striatum perform worse after being promised a bonus, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2013·4 min readResearchers Uncover Mechanism Controlling Tourette Syndrome TicsResearchers discover a mechanism in the brain which controls tics in children with Tourette Syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 20, 2013·6 min readResearchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep DrugResearchers discover a signature of brain activity in some severely brain injured patients, who regained some consciousness after using certain drug treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 2, 2013·3 min readNew Findings Could Help Improve Development of Drugs for AddictionResearchers describe findings which could help enable the development of more effective medications for addiction, with fewer side effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2013·2 min readNIH Study Advances Understanding of Movement ControlVoluntary movements involve the coordinated activation of two brain pathways that connect parts of deep brain structures called the basal ganglia, according to a study in mice.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 11, 2012·2 min readHow Genetics Shape Our Addictions: Genes Predict the Brain’s Reaction to SmokingHave you ever wondered why some people find it so much easier to stop smoking than others? New research shows that vulnerability to smoking addiction is shaped by our genes.Read More
