AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 26, 2017·12 min readCentury Old Drug Could Help Treat Autism SymptomsAccording to researchers, a century old drug originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness shows promise for treating symptoms of autism.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2017·5 min readBeing Cruel To Be Kind: Making People Feel Bad May Be a Strategy For Helping ThemAccording to researchers, people may try to invoke negative emotions in others for altruistic reasons, not simply for their own benefit.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 26, 2017·5 min readMonkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to BabbleJust as a baby's babbles begin to sound more like recognizable human speech if they receive frequent vocal feedback from adults, the same kind of interaction speeds up speech acquisition in marmosets, a new study reveals.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·May 25, 2017·5 min readNo Evidence That Brain Stimulation Technique Boosts Cognitive TrainingDespite numerous claims, researchers discover transcranial direct current stimulation likely adds no meaningful benefit to cognitive training.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·May 25, 2017·5 min readBrain Anatomy Differs in People with 22q Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia and AutismResearchers have identified brain differences in people with a genetic risk factor for autism and schizophrenia.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2017·4 min readResetting Balance in Reward Center May Help Treat Alcohol AddictionA new study reveals insight into the mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction.Read More
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