FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 31, 2022·3 min readCold Chills and Aggression: Study Examines Responses to Aversive MusicFor some people, listening to "aversive" music can trigger aggressive behaviors and primitive fight-or-flight responses, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2019·5 min readDecline in physical activity often starts as early as age 7The amount of physical activity children participate in starts to decline at age seven. The study reveals four-fifths of adolescents, and one-third of adults do not meet recommendations of physical activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 8, 2023·3 min readDepression Symptoms in Older People on the DeclineA recent study reveals that today's 75- and 80-year-olds experience fewer depressive symptoms and greater life satisfaction than their counterparts from the 1990s. The improvement in mental well-being is attributed to better-perceived health and higher education among the aging population.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 21, 2022·3 min readDifferences in Children’s Behavior Predict Midlife Health BehaviorsSocioemotional behavior at age eight predicted health behaviors during midlife both directly and indirectly through education.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 15, 2018·4 min readEndurance Exercise Training Has Beneficial Effects on Gut Bacteria CompositionA new study reports six weeks of endurance exercise training has beneficial effects on gut bacteria composition. Researchers report exercise inflammation causing microbes decrease while microbes linked to enhanced metabolism increase.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2018·3 min readHeartbeat Paces LearningResearchers report learning rates are enhanced when conditioned stimuli is presented during resting phase of the cardiac cycle.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 11, 2017·3 min readInfant Brain Responses Predict Reading Speed During Later ChildhoodBrain responses from 6 month old infants with an inherited dyslexia risk differed from those without the risk factor and also predicted their reading ability later in childhood, a new study reveals.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 4, 2019·3 min readMental well-being predicts leisure time physical activity in midlifeThe quality of mental well-being one experiences at age 42 may be a strong predictor of time spent pursuing physical activities at age 50.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2020·4 min readOlder People Have Become YoungerThe physical and cognitive health of people aged 75 to 80 is significantly better than those of that age range thirty years ago.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2018·3 min readPassive Exposure Alone Can Enhance the Learning of Foreign Speech SoundsA new study reveals passive exposure to foreign speech sounds over the course of several consecutive days helps enhance discrimination abilities and language learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 17, 2020·3 min readThe way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it’s youWhile machine learning technology is not too accurate at distinguishing between dance styles, when it comes to recognizing the personal style of dancers, it is 97% effective at determining who is who.Read More