FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2018·3 min readBrains of People with Schizophrenia Are Less Reactive to Social Rewards Like Smiling FacesA neuroimaging study conducted by researchers from UCLA reveals the brains of people with schizophrenia are less sensitive to social rewards than they are to non-social rewards.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 27, 2018·4 min readPeople Who Don’t Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go ViralHigh levels of activity in the ventromedial prefronal cortex activity reflect how much people want to read a specific news article, researchers say. Additionally, those who infrequently read the news were better able to predict which news stories would go viral.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Biases BeliefsResearchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 24, 2018·5 min readMeditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long Term Meditators and NovicesResearchers discover differences in the brain's emotional networks between those who do not meditate, novice meditators and those who have practiced meditation for a long time.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 21, 2018·6 min readYour Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food ChoicesGray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2018·4 min readBrain Structure May Predict Diet SuccessResearchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.Read More
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 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
