FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 4, 2016·6 min readIlluminating Lies with Brain Scan Outshines Polygraph TestA new study confirms that scanning a person's brain with an fMRI is more accurate at picking up lies than a traditional polygraph test.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·November 22, 2016·4 min readYogic Breathing Helps Fight Major DepressionAccording to researchers, a yogic breathing technique could help those with major depressive disorder who did not fully respond to antidepressant therapies.Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2016·7 min readA Link Between HIV Treatment and NeurodegenerationResearchers discovered some protease inhibitors used to treat HIV can lead to the production of the peptide amyloid beta.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 4, 2017·5 min readWhat Happens When Depression and Anxiety Coincide With Minor InjuryResearchers find people with anxiety and depression experience poorer work performance and more 'bed rest' 12 months after a minor injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2017·5 min readFirst Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell TypesResearchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2017·3 min readWhat Causes Sleepiness When Sickness Strikes?A new study reveals the mechanism behind why we get so sleepy when we're sick.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2017·5 min readAnti-Cell Death Agent A Potential Treatment For Vision Loss in MSST266 produces an anti-inflammatory effect and can help preserve cells in the optic nerve, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 25, 2017·4 min readSons of Cocaine Using Fathers Have Profound Memory ImpairmentsResearch suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 28, 2017·6 min readHow Your Brain Makes An Article Go ViralA new study investigates how our brains decide which news articles to read and share. Brain scans also help predict large scale virality of some posts.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 15, 2017·5 min readVisualizing Future Doesn’t Increase Delayed GratificationThe more a person is inclined to visualize, the more impulsive they are, a new study reports.Read More