FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2016·4 min read“Princess Leia” Brainwaves Help Sleeping Brain Store MemoriesNewly discovered rotating waves of brain activity that repeat during the night are responsible for forming associations between different aspects of a day's memories, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 11, 2016·5 min readTraumatic Stress Changes Brains of Boys and Girls DifferentlyA new study reports an area of the brain associated with emotion appears to undergo accelerated maturation in teenage girls with PTSD, but not in their male peers with the condition.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 14, 2016·3 min readHow Neuroscience Could Benefit From the Learning and Performance of MusicA new study reports learning and performing music could be of benefit to those who have experienced traumatic events.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 11, 2016·3 min read9/11 Impacted Mental Health Far Beyond US BordersA new study reports on the impact of the events of 9/11 on the mental health of people in Denmark.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2016·7 min readBrain Reduces Cell Production to Help Us Cope in Unstable TimesA new study reports the brains of animals faced with disruptions in their social hierarchy produced far fewer new neurons in the hippocampus.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 25, 2016·5 min readDevelopmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories: Mouse StudyThe prefrontal cortex goes goes through a rearrangement during adolescence, where it forms a significant number of new connections to the hippocampus, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2016·4 min readBaby, Are We Born To Run? Love of Exercise Begins in the WombResearchers report veterans with PTSD were better able to manage invasive traumatic memories with the help of mindfulness training.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 1, 2016·7 min readBrain Changes Seen in Veterans With PTSD Following Mindfulness TrainingResearchers report veterans with PTSD were better able to manage invasive traumatic memories with the help of mindfulness training.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 4, 2016·4 min readBrain Formation Pattern Shows Why Early Trauma May Leave No CluesResearchers report many PV defects could have their origin, not during adult life, but instead in the SST templates that set circuit parameters in the first place.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2015·4 min readHypersexual Disorder Linked to Overactive Stress SystemA new study links hypersexual disorder to hyperactive stress systems.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 12, 2015·3 min readSensitivity to Negative Events Heightened by Previous Traumatic ExperiencesStudy offers new clues about how the brain processes near-death scares and other traumatic autobiographical memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 1, 2015·5 min readBlocking Memory Pathway Could Prevent PTSDA new study reports that serotonin promotes the consolidation of traumatic memories following stress events. Additionally, SSRI medications which are commonly prescribed for PTSD may make the condition worse by enhancing the effects of serotonin.Read More
