Entrainment devices not only enhance theta wave activity, they also may help boost memory performance, a new study reports. Read More
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According to a new study, a new metabolic blood test can detect about 17% of children on the autism spectrum Read More
A new study challenges how we think about how humans acquired language. The study found no evidence that recent, human specific selection occurs for the FOXP2 gene in relation to language development Read More
Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing. Read More
A new study reveals psychedelics increase dendrites, dendritic spines and synapses, while ketamine may promote neuroplasticity. The findings could help develop new treatments for anxiety, depression and other related disorders. Read More
A neuroimaging study of sleeping two year olds reveals how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall. Read More
Researchers have developed new fluorescence sensors that are able to record dopamine activity in the living brain. The tool will help further understanding of dopamine's role in reward and motivation. Read More
While both long and short term relationships might start in similar matters, a lack of genuine attraction causes short term relationships to plateau quickly, a new study reports. Read More
A new study that used rhesus macaques with low levels of sociability revealed the animals had reduced levels of vasopressin in their cerebral spinal fluid, as did children diagnosed with ASD. Read More
A new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age. Read More
The strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report. Read More
Researchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories. Read More
