FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2018·4 min readAmygdala May Play Bigger Role in Facial RecognitionResearchers report the amygdala may play a bigger role in facial recognition than previously thought. According to a new study, the amygdala responds more specifically to images of the face than the fusiform face area does.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2017·5 min readReading Between the Lines in Children’s Vocabulary DifferencesChildren whose families have a lower socioeconomic status have significantly smaller vocabularies than their more affluent peers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 14, 2017·2 min readStudy Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in BrainAccording to UT Dallas researchers, chronic cannabis users extract more oxygen from brain blood flow and have higher cerebral blood flow than nonusers.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·July 24, 2017·4 min readLink Between Autism and Pain SensitivityA new study confirms those on the autism spectrum are hypersensitive to pain. The new study from UT Dallas researchers also demonstrated people with ASD showed greater neural responses in the anterior cingulate cortex than those not on the spectrum when anticipating a painful stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2017·5 min readMore Amyloid in the Brain, More Cognitive DeclineThe amount of amyloid plaques present within a person's brain can indicate the rate at which their cognition will decline in the following four years, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2017·4 min readIdentifying the Neural Signature of Healthy Brain AgingA new study reports the ability to modulate brain activity when it comes to shutting off processes irrelevant to a task may be compromised in older people.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 1, 2017·5 min readSocial Biases Contribute to Challenges for Those With AutismSocial difficulties in people with autism are exacerbated by how other people perceive them at first meeting, researchers report.Read More
