FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2016·5 min readBrain Region Crucial for Using Boundaries to Navigate IdentifiedResearchers have identified an area of the brain that helps us to perceive boundaries.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2016·5 min readWhy It’s So Hard to Break HabitsA new study reveals habits leave lasting marks on specific brain circuits, priming us to feed our cravings.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 20, 2016·4 min readWhy Your Brain Makes You Slip Up When AnxiousA new study identifies a brain network that makes us stall and stumble when we're anxious.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 4, 2015·5 min readMagnetic Stimulation Could Be An Effective Treatment for Cocaine AddictionA new study reports repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation appears to reduce cocaine use and cravings in those addicted to the drug.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 30, 2015·7 min readDepressed People Who Respond to Placebos Get The Most Help From Real MedicationsA new study reports how well people with depression respond to placebos may determine how well they will respond to antidepressant medications.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 23, 2015·7 min readRemotely Linking Two Brains for a Game of 20 QuestionsResearchers use direct brain to brain communication to enable two people to play a game of 20 questions by transmitting signals from one brain to another via the internet.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2015·5 min readNeural Taskmaster: How the Rostrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Keeps Us on TaskResearchers report on the important role the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex plays in keeping us on task.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 9, 2015·5 min readBrain Plasticity and Leprosy: Nerve Damage Caused by Ancient Disease Can Alter the BrainAccording to researchers, peripheral nerve damage caused by leprosy can induce changes in the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 5, 2015·4 min readAbnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in SchizophreniaUsing a unique mouse model, researchers show cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia may be reversible.Read More
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