FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 13, 2023·5 min readMedi-Mojis: Emojis Are A Game-Changer in Patient-Physician CommunicationEmoji could revolutionize health care communication. These universally appealing and accessible symbols can bypass barriers of language, education, and age, offering an intuitive language system for patient-provider interaction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 24, 2023·5 min readVirtual Village Shields Vulnerable People from Pandemic IsolationResearchers developed a virtual village to combat heightened isolation among older people living with HIV (OPLH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This online environment provides access to health, community, and personal resources for OPLH aged 50 and above.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2023·7 min readAge Amplifies Distraction: How Physical Tasks Impact Focus in Older AdultsOlder adults are more likely to be distracted by irrelevant items while performing physical tasks, compared to younger adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 20, 2023·5 min readExposure to Alcohol Through Breastmilk Affects Brain and Behavioral DevelopmentExposure to alcohol through a mother's breastmilk can have serious and lasting implications for brain and behavioral development in children. Researchers found alcohol exposure via breastmilk resulted in smaller body and brain growth and decreased cortical length in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2023·4 min readOlder Adults May Achieve Same Cognition as UndergradsImproved cognition was seen in older adults who learned multiple new tasks, and the improvements got better as time passed, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 4, 2023·5 min readHow an Autism Gene Contributes to InfertilityFMR1, a gene mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome is also implicated in premature ovarian failure, resulting in infertility in females. The mutation alters neurons that regulate reproduction in the brain and ovaries.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 8, 2023·5 min readCelebrity Sightings Have a Built-in ContradictionThe faces of celebrities are remembered more precisely, but less accurately researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2023·4 min readHealth Impact of Chemicals in Plastics Is Handed Down Two GenerationsPaternal exposure to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of offspring for two generations, a new study reports. Parental exposure to DCHP leads to higher resistance and impaired insulin signaling in both the first and second generations of offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 23, 2022·5 min readMusic and Ayahuasca’s Role in Treating Substance Use Disorders in MenResearchers study the positive effects icaros, a type of traditional Peruvian music, in combination with psychotherapy and the psychedelic drug Ayahuasca has on treating addiction.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 23, 2022·4 min readHow the Brain Stores Remote Fear MemoryRemote fear memories, or memories of trauma formed in the distant past, are stored in the connections between neurons in the prefrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 5, 2022·7 min readDo You Act Before You Think or Think Before You Act?Even though people engage in seemingly impulsive decision-making, they may actually be predisposed to curtail it.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2022·5 min readLiking Another Group Doesn’t Mean You Dislike Your OwnOutgroup preference is not necessarily reflective of negative feelings about one's ingroup as much as it positively reflects feelings about the outgroup.Read More
