FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 21, 2018·3 min readSome Gut Feelings Are A Red FlagResearchers report gut-to-brain signals can influence emotions, mood and decision making, prompting people to avoid situations that make them feel uneasy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2018·5 min readForgetting Details But Getting the Gist May Prompt False Memories in Older AdultsOlder people may rely more on schematic memory, resulting in a difficulty distinguishing between a memory of a real event and a false memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·4 min readBrain Area Involved in Understanding Social Interactions IdentifiedResearchers implicate the posterior superior temporal sulcus in our ability to process social interactions efficiently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2018·1 min readMyelin Continues to Grow Throughout LifeResearchers report myelin continues to form and restructure in the adult brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2018·3 min readHow Obesity Dulls the Sense of TasteResearchers report inflammation driven by obesity reduces the number of taste buds in mice. As a result, obese mice had a diminished sense of taste.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readAmygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults; Except in AutismA new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2018·4 min readEven Flies Like a Familiar SongA new fruit fly study reveals how learned auditory cues can alter mating behavior and sexual preference.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·3 min readSPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with DepressionA new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 20, 2018·4 min readWhy Do Some People ‘Hear’ Silent Flashes?Researchers investigate the mechanisms behind one of the most common forms of synesthesia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 20, 2018·4 min readIllusory Motion Reproduced by Deep Neural Networks Trained for PerceptionResearchers have successfully reproduced illusory motion in deep neural networks that were trained for perception. The DNNs were able to accurately reproduce the direction of illusory rotation humans observe while looking at a popular optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2018·4 min readThree Genes Essential for Cells to Tell TimeResearchers have identified three new genes associated with circadian rhythm regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 19, 2018·5 min readDon’t Blame Adolescent Social Behavior on HormonesA new study challenges conventional belief, reporting pubertal hormones are not responsible for changes in social behavior during adolescence.Read More