FeaturedNeuroscience·November 20, 2017·1 min readRealistic Rodent Model of Drug AddictionNew rodent model helps researchers discover it is ingenuity and not habit that sustains addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 20, 2017·3 min readMRI Uncovers Brain Abnormalities in People With Anxiety and DepressionResearchers discover common and specific changes to the brain's gray matter in patients with major depressive disorder and social anxiety disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 20, 2017·4 min readNow You Like It, Now You Don’t: Brain Stimulation Changes Musical EnjoymentUsing transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to increase and decrease people's enjoyment of music; and desire to listen to more.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2017·5 min readTheory: Flexibility is at the Heart of Human IntelligenceNew theory of suggests the brain's dynamic properties are the best predictors of human intelligence.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 18, 2017·4 min read‘He’s Pavlov and We’re the Dogs’: How Associative Learning Really Works in Human PsychologyResearchers look deeper look at the impact of associative learning, especially when it comes to the current political climate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 17, 2017·4 min readWhat Grosses Out a Chimp?Exposure to biological contaminants, such as feces and blood, through smell, sight and touch influence feeding choices in chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 17, 2017·4 min readCarefully Crafted Light Pulses Control Neuron ActivityResearchers use coherent control to control the function of a living cell.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 17, 2017·5 min readFixated on Food?Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 17, 2017·5 min readBrain Activity Buffers Against Worsening AnxietyIt may be possible to buffer against developing depression and anxiety by boosting brain activity in areas associated with problem solving, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2017·5 min readResearchers Discover the Brain is Strobing, Not ConstantAccording to researchers, perception is cyclical. In a new study, researchers report that, much like visual perception, auditory perception and attention are rhythmic in nature.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 17, 2017·5 min readHow the Immune System Identifies Invading BacteriaA new Science study reveals researchers have been able to witness NAIP5, an immune system protein in mice, scan a bacterial protein in six different ways to help ensure correct identification.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 17, 2017·4 min readAstrocytes Linked to Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have discovered a direct association between astrocytes and Alzheimer's disease. In a new study, researchers report astrocytes in the brains of Alzheimer's patients produced significantly more amyloid beta than astrocytes in the brains of people without the disease.Read More