FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 8, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Recognizes What the Eyes SeeResearchers analyze V2 neurons to provide a better understanding pf how the brain processes what we see.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2017·5 min readBrain Imaging Reveals Neural Roots of CaringResearchers use neuroimaging to identify brain patters associated with feelings of empathy that are predictable and consistent across individuals.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2017·5 min readGirls More Likely to Have Sex, Take Sexual Risks, and Marry Young If They Menstruate EarlyResearchers report girls who experience menstruation before the age of 12 are more likely to enter into sexual relationships, pregnancy and marriage earlier than girls who begin their periods at a more advanced age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 7, 2017·3 min readShedding Light on How Our Brain Processes Visual CuesResearchers shed light on how the eyes compute the direction of moving light.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2017·3 min readCultural Background Linked to How People Deceive OthersAccording to researchers, a person's cultural background influences their language changes when they enter into a deceptive statement.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2017·4 min readGenes Influence Ability to Read a Person’s Mind From Their EyesResearchers report our genetic makeup influences our ability to read a person's emotions or thoughts through their eyes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2017·4 min readImproving Creativity Through Electrical Brain StimulationElectrically stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can enhance out ability to 'think outside the box', a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 6, 2017·5 min readSequential Options Prompt Future Thinking and Boost PatienceAccording to researchers, people are better able to exercise patience and better imagine future outcomes when framing choices as a sequence of events.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2017·4 min readHow Neurons Use Crowdsourcing to Make DecisionsResearchers investigate how neurons work together to help us make decisions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 6, 2017·6 min readMother’s Personality Can Affect Child’s Mental HealthAccording to researchers, mothers who express dysfunctional personality traits put their children at increased risk of developing psychological problems later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 6, 2017·5 min readExplaining the Link Between Seizures and Psychiatric DisordersNewly identified neurons in the reticular thalamus could help shed light on the link between seizures and psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and schizophrenia, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 5, 2017·4 min readChildren With Bedroom TV at Significantly Higher Risk of ObesityA new study reports 11 year olds who had televisions in their bedrooms at the age of 7 were more likely to be obese than those who didn't.Read More