FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 12, 2017·6 min readElephant’s “Body Awareness” Adds to Increasing Evidence of Their IntelligenceResearchers report elephants are able to recognize their own bodies as obstacles to the success of a problem solving task.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 30, 2017·3 min readHow Animal Testing Is Helping Researchers Understand the OCD BrainA series of short films looks at how using animals to better understand what happens in the brains of those with OCD may help lead to better treatments.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readOCD Patients Have Difficulty Learning When a Stimulus is SafeA difficulty in learning about the safety of a stimulus may contribute to problems in overcoming compulsive behavior for patients with OCD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 13, 2017·5 min readBrain Scanners Allow Scientists to ‘Read Minds’ – Could They Now Enable a ‘Big Brother’ Future?Researchers question just how far fMRI research should go when trying to understand what exactly is going on inside our heads.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 27, 2017·3 min readPets, Not Siblings, Are A Child’s Best FriendAccording to a new study, children report strong relationships with their pets relative to their siblings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2017·5 min readNaughty or Nice? Personality Traits Linked to Differences in Brain StructureResearchers report on how differences in cortical anatomy relates to each of the five factors of personality.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2017·6 min read‘Psychology Vaccine’ Could Help Immunize Public Against Fake News on Climate ChangeWhile misinformation can cancel our accurate statements about climate change, researchers report that delivering a 'vaccine, or preemptive exposure, to fragments of misinformation may cancel out the negative false news and help preserve the facts.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 16, 2017·5 min readNarcolepsy Drug Helps Improve Memory in People Recovering From DepressionA new study reports modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy, can help improve memory in those recovering from depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 16, 2017·4 min readFrankly, Do We Give a Damn? Study Finds Link Between Profanity and HonestyA new study reports people who use profanities tend to be more honest and are less likely to be associated with deception or lying.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 6, 2017·4 min readSmall Amounts of Physical Activity Can Have Positive Effects on HappinessUsing data from a smart phone app, researchers discover that even small amounts of physical activity can have a positive impact on happiness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 14, 2016·4 min readLarger Brain Size Linked to Longer Life in DeerFemale red deer with larger brains live longer and have more surviving offspring than those with less endocranial volume, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 23, 2016·3 min readNew Imaging Technique Measures Toxicity of Proteins Associated With Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s DiseasesResearchers have developed a new imaging technique that makes it possible to study why proteins associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases may go from harmless to toxic.Read More