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·December 13, 2016·4 min read

How Our Brains Are Biologically Tuned to Be Influenced by Confident People

The brain automatically places more value on the opinions of people who appear to be confident, a new study reports.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 30, 2017·4 min read

How The Sounds of Nature Help Us to Relax

Listening to the sounds of nature creates an outward directed focus of attention, helping us to relax, a new study reports.

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Featured Psychology

·July 27, 2020·6 min read

Lithium in Drinking Water Linked With Lower Suicide Rates

Study reports naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may lower suicide rates. Researchers found that in geographical areas with high concentrations of lithium in drinking water, suicide rates were lower in the population.

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·February 19, 2021·4 min read

Making Sense of the Mass Data Generated From Firing Neurons

A new framework outperforms previous models in predicting and assessing neural network properties.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 21, 2019·4 min read

Neuroscience research questions current alcohol limit

Drinking small amounts of alcohol, like one pint of beer or a large glass of wine, significantly impairs our feeling of being in control of our actions. A new study reveals even one beer can lead to overconfidence in driving ability and make us act in inappropriate, potentially dangerous ways. The study begs the question, are current alcohol limits for driving truly safe?

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·December 21, 2016·3 min read

New Genetic Disease That Results in Neurodegeneration Discovered

Researchers have identified a new neurodegenerative disease that is caused by a genetic mutation that disrupts DNA repair.

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·April 10, 2020·4 min read

New paper points out flaw in Rubber Hand Illusion raising tough questions for psychology

The commonly reported effects of the Rubber Hand Illusion can be attributed to imaginative suggestion, researchers report.

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·February 11, 2021·4 min read

Once Bitten, Twice Shy: What Happens in the Brain When We Have Bad Experiences With Food

With the help of snails, researchers investigate the neural processes at work when we develop food aversions after eating a bad meal.

Featured Psychology

·July 3, 2017·4 min read

Picture Overload Hinders Child’s Ability to Learn New Words in Storybooks

When it comes to teaching children new words and how to read, less is more for illustrations. Researchers find having more than one illustration per page hinders children's ability to learn new words.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 7, 2017·4 min read

Pinpointing Sensory Links Between Autism and Synaesthesia

Researchers report both people with synaesthesia and those on the autism spectrum share similar heightened sensory sensitivity.

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·October 12, 2020·6 min read

Psychologists Reveal How to Build Rap-Paw With Your Cat

Researchers report it is possible to build up a rapport with a cat by simply using an eye narrowing technique.

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·July 30, 2019·4 min read

The surprising link between a babies’ weeble-wobble and the genetics of motor control

A new fruit fly study reveals a simple genetic system is behind complex movements. The finding sheds light on motor control issues associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

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