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
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
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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2017·4 min readAlgorithm Matches Genetic Variation to Disease Symptoms, May Improve Diagnosis of Rare DiseasesResearchers have developed a faster, more precise method of identifying which of a person's genes could be associated with a particular disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2017·5 min readTwo Repurposed Drugs Arrest Neurodegeneration: Mouse StudyResearchers have identified two drugs, including one in trial as an anti-cancer drug, that appears to prevent neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 5, 2017·5 min readLiving in Poor Area Increases Anxiety Risk in Women, But Not MenAccording to researchers, women living in poorer areas are 60% more likely to suffer from anxiety than their more affluent peers. However, in men, there was little difference in anxiety levels.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 23, 2017·4 min readWhy Our Brain Cells May Prevent Us From Burning Fat When We DietResearchers have identified a mechanism that allows the body to adapt to a low caloric intake and limits weight loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2017·4 min readGenes Influence Ability to Read a Person’s Mind From Their EyesResearchers report our genetic makeup influences our ability to read a person's emotions or thoughts through their eyes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 24, 2017·5 min readLeprosy Turns the Immune System Against ItselfResearchers reveal the mechanism behind leprosy's destructive effect on the body and note the disease may share common characteristics with multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2017·5 min read‘Selfish Brain’ Wins Out When Competing With Muscle PowerWhen mental and physical tasks are put in direct competition, cognition tends to win out. Researchers suggest more energy is directed to the brain than the body, supporting the 'selfish brain' theory of evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 3, 2017·6 min readMechanism That Helps Us Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts IdentifiedGABA concentration within the hippocampus may predict a person's ability to block memory retrieval and prevent unwanted thoughts from occurring, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2017·5 min readSheep Are Able to Recognize Human Faces From PhotographsUniversity of Cambridge researchers report sheep can be trained to recognize different faces from photographs and can identify their handler in a photo without prior training.Read More
