FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 19, 2022·4 min readAI Maps Psychedelic ‘Trip’ Experiences to Regions of the Brain, Opening New Route to Psychiatric TreatmentsAI technology helped map out diverse and subjective psychedelic experiences to different brain regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 16, 2022·6 min read‘Dark Empaths’: How Dangerous Are Psychopaths and Narcissists With Empathy?Despite common thought, not all people with dark triad disorders are void of empathy. Some people with dark triad disorders experience above-average empathetic capabilities. Researchers shed light on "dark empaths" and empathy deficits in those with dark triad disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 8, 2022·3 min readWaste Management in the Brain May Shed Light on DementiaWhen cerebral amyloid angiopathy is present, the brain diverts most of the waste-removing fluid away from the glymphatic system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2022·4 min readHow Neurons Find Their PlaceUsing an advanced microscopy technique, researchers discovered the role adhesion molecules play in guiding neurons into their correct location.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 7, 2022·4 min readWho Is That? Kids Find It More Difficult Than Adults to Recognize Faces Behind MasksFindings suggest children's facial perception abilities are not only profoundly impaired when people wear facemasks, but the level of impairment is greater than in adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 6, 2022·4 min readNot Everyone Is Male or Female – The Growing Controversy Over Sex DesignationResearchers say millions of people do not fit neatly into the sex designation assigned to them at birth, and a wrongful identification can set them up for a lifetime of mental health and physical challenges.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·January 2, 2022·5 min readBrain Wrinkles and Folds Matter: Researchers Are Studying the Mechanics of How They FormResearching the mechanics of how brain wrinkles and folds form may hold the key to understanding how brain disorders occur and identifying new treatment options.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 31, 2021·7 min readThe ‘Runner’s High’ May Result From Molecules Called Cannabinoids – The Body’s Own Version of THC and CBDNew findings reveal exercise increases levels of endocannabinoids in the body. The findings may explain some of the beneficial effects of exercise on the brain and body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 24, 2021·4 min readFeeling Stressed? It’s ‘a Bit Weird’, but Tapping Helps – And It’s Easy to LearnResearchers explain how stimulating acupressure points on the face and body can help relieve stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·December 22, 2021·5 min readNeurons in the Olfactory Cortex Link Smells to PlacesNeurons in the primary olfactory cortex play a role in encoding spatial maps, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 30, 2021·7 min readXenobots: Team Builds First Living Robots That Can ReproduceResearchers report Xenobots, a computer-designed, hand-assembled organism can find and gather single cells, and assemble "baby" Xenobots. After a few days, the immature Xanobots can also find cells and replicate themselves.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 15, 2021·6 min readA Key Brain Region Responds to Faces Similarly in Infants and AdultsThe fusiform face area, an area of the visual cortex responsible for facial processing, develops much earlier than previously believed.Read More
