FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 21, 2017·4 min readSix Degrees of Separation: Why It Is a Small World After AllA new study reveals how small world networks can occur within more complex structures.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 21, 2017·4 min readBrain Activity Predicts Crowdfunding Outcomes Better Than Self ReportsUniversity of Michigan researchers report neuroimaging are better predictors of individual choices than traditional surveys.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2017·5 min read‘Selfish Brain’ Wins Out When Competing With Muscle PowerWhen mental and physical tasks are put in direct competition, cognition tends to win out. Researchers suggest more energy is directed to the brain than the body, supporting the 'selfish brain' theory of evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2017·4 min readDelayed Word Processing May Predict Alzheimer’s RiskUniversity of Birmingham researchers report a delayed response to processing written words could signify an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with MCI.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 20, 2017·3 min readNew Model Links Emotions and Mental HealthResearchers have developed a new assessment model that breaks emotional regulation into three different elements. The MAS assessment will provide clinicians a new way in which to diagnose mood and mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·5 min readBrain Training Can Improve Understanding of Speech in Noisy PlacesA brain training audiogame makes it possible to hear speech in noisy backgrounds with greater ease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·4 min readBrain Takes Seconds to Switch Modes During TasksSwitching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·4 min readLower Brain Glucose Levels in Brains of People With Obesity and Type 2 DiabetesYale researchers report people with type 2 diabetes and obesity have reduced levels of glucose in their brains. The finding may help explain why obese people and those with T2DM have increased risk of eating disorders and Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 19, 2017·6 min readResearchers Pinpoint Jealousy in the Monogamous BrainJealousy increases activity in the cingulate cortex and lateral septum, areas of the brain associated with social pain and pair bonding, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·6 min readTangled Up in Gray: Shifting Relationship Between Flexibility and Modularity in Brain DiscoveredA new study reveals flexibility and modularity are negatively correlated in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 18, 2017·5 min readOne Step Closer Toward a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?Researchers have developed a new class of drugs that may be more precise at blocking the production of toxic forms of amyloid beta.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 18, 2017·4 min readGentle Touch Soothes Pain of Social RejectionResearchers report a gentle touch from another person can help to soothe the pain of social exclusion.Read More