Exploring the science of decision-making
When faced with complex choices, people show bursts of exploration before settling into preferred options of higher value. ... Read More...
Open Neuroscience Articles
Open Neuroscience Articles are research articles that use at least one Open Access research paper as a reference.
Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s
Young women have higher gut bacteria diversity than males, study reports. ... Read More...
Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’
People are able to form the correct mental model of puzzles from either visual or haptic experiences alone and are able to predict haptic properties from visual ones. Findings suggest humans segment scenes into objects without explicit boundary cues by using purely statistical information.... Read More...
Study supports effectiveness of new fast-acting antidepressant, esketamine nasal spray
Esketamine combined with antidepressants acts rapidly to help alleviate symptoms in those with treatment-resistant depression.... Read More...
Noninvasive biomarker for Parkinson’s disease possibly found in EEG data
Using EEG to measure beta waves shows promise in detecting Parkinson's disease in a non-invasive way.... Read More...
Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autism
Neuroimaging reveals a significantly diminished response in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in children on the autism spectrum. The findings could be used as a biomarker for diagnosing ASD.... Read More...
Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’
Children consider technologies that pose an ambiguous threat as 'creepy'. Researchers pinpoint five aspects of technology that contribute to the feeling of ambiguity, examples of which are lack of control, ominous physical appearance and mimicry.... Read More...
Current vaccination policies may not be enough to prevent measles resurgence
Current vaccination policies are not sufficient to eliminate measles or prevent against future epidemics in the developed world, researchers report. Introducing compulsory vaccinations before entering school would allow the US, UK and Ireland to reach stable levels of herd immunity in the next ten years, thus helping to avoid future epidemics of the most lethal vaccine-preventable disease.... Read More...
Disproportionate increase in suicide rates for females aged 10-14
Study reports a disproportionate increase in suicide rates for females relative to males, especially in those aged between 10-14. ... Read More...
Groundbreaking genetic discovery shows why Lupus develops
Rare gene variants BLK and BANK1 are present in a substantial percentage of people with Lupus. The genetic variants suppress 1RF5 and type-1 1Fn in B cells, causing dysfunction in the immune cells.... Read More...
Being sick in the morning can be different from being sick at night
Our circadian rhythm may explain why we are more prone to different health conditions at different points throughout the day.... Read More...
Owning a dog is influenced by our genetic make-up
Large twin study finds a strong genetic contribution to dog ownership in adulthood. Researchers speculate genetic variations may have contributed to the human ability to domesticate dogs and other animals.... Read More...