Haunted house experiment shows “just the right” amount of fear is key to maximizing enjoyment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Studies Link Some Autism to Brain Cells That Guide Sociability and Platonic Love
Mouse study links specific autism types to abnormal parvocellular oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nucleus Accumbens Neuron Ensembles Recruited by Cocaine and Sugar Are Different
Cocaine and sucrose neuron ensembles in the nucleus accumbens are mostly non-overlapping.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brainstem Neurons Control Both Behavior and Misbehavior
Study reveals how gene control mechanisms determine the identity of neurons in the embryonic brainstem. A failure in differentiation in developing brainstem neurons can lead to behavioral abnormalities, including ADHD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Link Poor Memory to Attention Lapses and Media Multitasking
A new study reveals a correlation between multimedia multitasking, memory loss, and difficulties in maintaining attention.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Social Isolation Puts Women at Higher Risk of Hypertension
Women aged 45 to 85 without partners and who didn’t engage in frequent social activities had a higher rate of hypertension. Widowed women were most likely to exhibit symptoms of hypertension.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Motivation to Learn Declines With Age
The decline of striosomal activity in the brain may explain why people lose the motivation to learn as they age.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Empathy May Be in the Eye of the Beholder
People don’t tend to like those who show empathy to morally questionable individuals.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Postpartum Depression May Persist Three Years After Giving Birth
Study reveals one in four women experience symptoms of depression up to three years after giving birth. The risks are greater for women with a history of mood disorders and gestational diabetes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Single Brain Region Links Depression and Anxiety, Heart Disease, and Treatment Sensitivity
Overactivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex underlies several key symptoms of depression, anxiety, and heart disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: PTSD and Alcohol Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand, but Males and Females Exhibit Symptoms Differently
Male and female rodents exhibit distinct symptoms and brain features of both PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Following trauma, males show increased GABA receptor function, while females showed increased GABA release.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Workplace Interruptions Lead to Physical Stress
Study reveals the body produces more cortisol when people are interrupted during work.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Increasing Sleep Time After Trauma Could Ease Ill Effects
Increasing time spent sleeping immediately following a traumatic event can help to significantly reduce the effects of trauma.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Happiness and the Evolution of Brain Size
Study reveals a new role for serotonin in the development of the human neocortex. Serotonin acts cell-extrinsically as a growth factor for basal progenitors in the developing neocortex. Researchers report placenta-driven serotonin likely contributed to…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?
Researchers report spirituality may be a component of wisdom, but pro-social behaviors such as empathy and compassion are more critical elements.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cannabis Reduces OCD Symptoms by Half in the Short-Term
People with OCD reported a reduction in the symptoms within four hours of smoking cannabis, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reduced Hormone Supply in Pregnant Mothers Linked to ADHD in Their Children
Maternal hyperthyroidism may contribute to an increased risk of ADHD in their offspring.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Fraction of a Second Is All You Need to Feel the Music
Our perception of musical timing is closely linked to the quality of the sound.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Role of Sleep Deprivation in Unwanted Thoughts
Sleep deprivation impairs our ability to stop obtrusive thoughts from entering our minds.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fear and Anxiety Share Same Bases in Brain
Fear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits.
