FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience VideosPsychology·September 25, 2016·3 min readRobots Don’t Need to be Human Look AlikesA new paper looks at human-robot interactions and concludes that a robot does not need to be a true 'humanoid' to be accepted by people, so long as its signals are designed correctly.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience·September 24, 2016·6 min readHow Neurons Talk to Each OtherA new paper offers an overview as to how neurons communicate with one another.Read More
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FeaturedMost PopularOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 22, 2016·3 min readHow LSD Affects LanguageA new study looks at how LSD affects the ability to correctly put a name to an object.Read More
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FeaturedMost PopularOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 21, 2016·4 min readInfants Prefer Toys Typed to Their GenderAccording to researchers, children as young as 9 months prefer to play with toys specific to their gender.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·July 15, 2016·5 min readA Fast Acting Drug for OCDA new study provides a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind OCD and suggests the disorder could be treated by a class of drugs that has been investigated in clinical trails.Read More
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FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2016·3 min readHow Long Term Marijuana Use Alters the Brain’s Reward CircuitResearchers report chronic marijuana users show more brain activity in the mesocorticolimbic reward system when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.Read More
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