FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2018·5 min readThis Is Your Brain Detecting PatternsA new study reports our brains process pattern learning in a different way than probabilistic learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 22, 2018·4 min readWhy Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2018·4 min readOur Brains Are Obsessed with Being SocialResearchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2018·4 min readMagnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in AddictionResearchers report a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce drug cue reactivity for those with substance abuse problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·4 min readHow the Brain Decides to Make an EffortA new study sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind how we make effortful decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 26, 2018·5 min readNo Future for Egotists – That’s What Their Brain SaysA new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people have increased activity in this region when asked to consider the consequences of the distant future.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 20, 2018·4 min readHaving an Audience May Help You Perform BetterAccording to researchers, when people are aware they are being observed, brain areas associated with social awareness and reward activate a part of the brain that affects motor control, helping them to perform better at skilled tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2018·4 min readOvercoming Bias About Music Takes WorkResearchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 29, 2018·6 min readMemory Researchers Link Two Brain Regions to Conceptual OrganizationResearchers implicate the hippocampus in conceptual memory formation. The study reveals activity within the hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex is consistent with the retrieval of new concepts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 6, 2018·5 min readBrain Has Separate ‘Fear Circuits’ for Dealing with Immediate and Distant ThreatsAccording to a new PNAS study, two areas of the brain are responsible for fear processing.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 19, 2017·5 min readCan Brain Lesions Contribute to Criminal Behavior?Researchers report lesions within a brain network involved in moral decision making can contribute to criminal behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 14, 2017·4 min readJournaling Inspires Altruism Through an Attitude of GratitudeUniversity of Oregon researchers report those who write online journals that note feelings of gratitude develop an increase in altruism.Read More