Does fidgeting help to burn calories?
While it might be annoying, fidgeting can help a child to maintain a healthy weight. Researchers report children who fidget use up energy amounting to almost 3kg (6.6lb) of body weight per year.... Read More...
Open Neuroscience Articles
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New link between endocannabinoids and exercise may help in treatment of depression
Moderate intensity exercise significantly boosts endocannabinoids and improves mood for those with major depressive disorder.... Read More...
Glial cells are critical players in brain’s response to social stress
The behavior of oligodendrocytes plays a critical role in determining whether we tolerate or succumb to stress. ... Read More...
Machine learning decodes genetic influence over behavior
Machine learning is helping researchers uncover the genetic influence on foraging behaviors in mice.... Read More...
Calcium is key to age-related memory loss
Mouse study reveals a clear correlation between cognitive ability in aging and presynaptic calcium levels.... Read More...
Social exclusion fuels extremism in young men
Sacred values and social isolation contribute to extremism in young men. ... Read More...
High-energy lasers could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease in the future
Far-infrared free-electron lasers may be a new way in which we fight the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report the technology can break down protein aggregates associated with the disease deep within the brain.... Read More...
Depression may be a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s in older people
In healthy older adults, depression and cortical amyloid may be associated with early changes in cognition. The findings provide an additional biomarker for Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...
When working with animals can hurt your mental health
Veterinarians and those who work in animal shelters report depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as a result of their stressors associated with their jobs.... Read More...
Disrupted genetic clocks in schizophrenia-affected brains reveal clues to the disease
Gene expression rhythms in the brains of those with schizophrenia are highly disrupted a new study reports. The expression of genes is significantly different in those with schizophrenia who died at night compared to the general population. The findings provide new insight into a potential mechanism that underlies gene expression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in those with schizophrenia.... Read More...
How chronic stress causes brain damage
Chronic stress causes autophagy in adult hippocampal neural stem cells. This results in a decline of hippocampal neurogenesis. Cognitive deficits and mood disorders that arise as a result of chronic stress are a result of autophagic death of hippocampal neural stem cells.... Read More...
So cute you could crush it? The neuroscience of “cute aggression”
Some people feel an overwhelming sense of wanting to commit an act of aggression when they see a cute baby animal. Researchers say cute aggression may be a neural mechanism that mediates feelings of being overwhelmed. ... Read More...