FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 28, 2018·3 min readGenes that Regulate How Much We DreamA new study identifies two genes which regulate how much we dream. The genes, Chrm1 and Chrm3, play a key role in regulating REM sleep and function in different ways.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·August 28, 2018·4 min read35 Genes Associated with Cannabis Use IdentifiedResearchers have identified 35 genes associated with cannabis use. The study reports many of these genes are also associated with personality types, risk taking behavior, alcohol and tobacco use, and some psychiatric conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·August 27, 2018·4 min readASMR Videos Could Be a New Digital Therapy For DepressionAs ASMR videos are becoming more and more popular, researchers consider using ASMR as a therapeutic tool to treat a range of psychological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2018·5 min readHow Cells Make Connections Could Impact Circadian RhythmResearchers have developed a new, data driven approach to reveal the topology of networks connected to the circadian clock.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2018·5 min readMarijuana Found in Breast Milk up to Six Days after UseA new study reveals marijuana may be present in breast milk six days after exposure. Researchers report 63% of samples taken from mothers who used cannabis contained traces of THC up to six days after using the drug.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2018·5 min readHeart-Brain Connection Could Be Predictive Biomarker for EpilepsyA new study report heartbeat irregularities connected with abnormalities in brain activity may be a biomarker for epilepsy in those who have suffered brain injury or infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 27, 2018·4 min readUnearthing Secret Tunnels Between the Skull and BrainA new study sheds light on how immune cells may rush through channels to quickly get to injured brain tissue. Researchers say bone marrow in the skull is more likely to help supply neutrophils to the brain following a stroke.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
FeaturedPsychology·August 27, 2018·6 min readToddlers Care What Others Think: Sensitivity to How Others Evaluate You Emerges by 24 MonthsA new study reports children as young as two years old are able to evaluate the opinions of others and will modify their behavior accordingly when others are watching them.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 27, 2018·6 min readHow We Judge Personality from Faces Depends on Our Beliefs About How Personality WorksFacial impressions are shaped by both our perception of the face's specific features and out beliefs about personality, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 27, 2018·3 min readPossible New Ways to Regenerate MyelinResearchers successfully used a synthetic compound to stimulate a receptor pathway to promote remyelination in the brain. The technique may have significant beneficial implications for treating multiple sclerosis, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2018·6 min readNew Kind of Human Brain Cell IdentifiedResearchers have identified a new type of human neuron which they have dubbed the 'rosehip neuron'. The newly discovered cells are inhibitory neurons which may only be found in human and primate brains.Read More
