FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 14, 2020How chronic stress changes the brain, and what you can do to reverse the damageChronic stress can affect a person's health and mental well being. Due to the COVID-19 virus, chronic stress is on the rise worldwide. Researchers examine the general and psychological health implications of chronic stress and suggest some methods we can adopt to keep our stress levels in check. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 31, 2019Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responsesScenes of justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different areas of the adolescent brain. Unjustified violence activates the lateral orbital frontal cortex, while scenes where violence appears justified, activates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2019Booze on the brainDysfunction in a brain pathway that usually keeps compulsive drinking in check may play a critical role in alcohol use disorder. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 19, 2019How people with psychopathic traits control their ‘dark impulses’Neuroimaging reveals 'successful' psychopaths (those who can control their antisocial tendencies) have greater levels of gray matter density between the left and right ventromedial prefrontal cortex. This area of the brain is implicated in self-regulatory processes, including reactive emotions. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2019Study Advances Understanding of How Brains Remember DecisionsThe medial prefrontal cortex persistently encodes value based decision variables. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyRobotics·July 1, 2019Brain network evaluates robot likeabilityNeuroimaging reveals brain area activity in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex helps people determine the likability of robots and suitability for social partnership. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 20, 2019Early-and-regular cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in brain circuits that support cognitive controlCompared to peers who do not use cannabis, teens and young adults with significant marijuana use history have reduced activation in brain areas that support cognitive control and conflict resolution. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 19, 2019Information addiction: How information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brainObtaining new information may be addictive. Study finds information acquisition shares the same dopamine producing reward system pathway as food, financial rewards and drugs. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 20, 2019Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autismNeuroimaging reveals a significantly diminished response in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in children on the autism spectrum. The findings could be used as a biomarker for diagnosing ASD. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2019‘Imagine…’ Our attitudes can change solely by the power of imaginationOur attitudes can be influenced by both our imagination and experiences. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex plays a key role by binding together information based on existing knowledge and constructing imaginary events to help shape our attitudes of a situation. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 10, 2019VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain wavesNeuroimaging study reveals veterans who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have higher levels of fast, high-frequency gamma waves in the prefrontal and posterior parietal lobes, areas of the brain associated with consciousness, attention and problem-solving. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 22, 2019Brain regions linked to memory and emotion help humans navigate smellDuring navigation tasks using a 'smell scape', the entorhinal cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex elicit grid cell-like activity. Read More
