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Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology: is the study of the structure and function of the brain as they relate to specific psychological processes and behaviours.
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DEC 11, 2019Health & Medicine
At first glance what do you see -- a young woman? Or perhaps a smooth jazz artist? This classic optical illusion occurs ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2019Neuroscience
Presentation by Tobias Stephenson about previous research exploring ketamine as an addiction treatment. Res ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaDEC 01, 2019Neuroscience
Journalists quickly jumped to the conclusion that 23% of teenagers are addicted to their smartphones thanks to findings ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a new study, scientists at Imperial College London investigated how powerful psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) alt ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 17, 2019Neuroscience
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2019Neuroscience
It is during sleep when the brain reviews all of the information it received during the day, and either cements i ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 23, 2019Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that 6 to 9% of Americans experience a trauma that results in post-traumatic stress disorder in thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Neuroscience
Could how close you live to the sea have a positive impact on your mental health? For the first time, researchers from t ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 05, 2019Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 25, 2019Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 24, 2019Neuroscience
Cults have a reputation for luring in vulnerable individuals under the veil of comfort and identity. Then, once the ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 21, 2019Neuroscience
Why is that you remember the name of your childhood best friend, but you struggle to recall the name of the person you j ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2019Neuroscience
Psychopaths are usually portrayed negatively: they display antisocial behavior, such as shallow emotions, callousness, i ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 50 million people have dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases emerging each year (World Health Organizatio ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
TruBrain is a mix of different substances claimed to help people increase verbal fluency, avoid distractions, and boost ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 13, 2019Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15% ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues? ...Written By: Annie Lennon
DEC 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
At first glance what do you see -- a young woman? Or perhaps a smooth jazz artist? This classic optical illusion occurs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2019
Neuroscience
Presentation by Tobias Stephenson about previous research exploring ketamine as an addiction treatment. Res
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
DEC 01, 2019
Neuroscience
Journalists quickly jumped to the conclusion that 23% of teenagers are addicted to their smartphones thanks to findings
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a new study, scientists at Imperial College London investigated how powerful psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) alt
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 17, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2019
Neuroscience
It is during sleep when the brain reviews all of the information it received during the day, and either cements i
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 23, 2019
Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that 6 to 9% of Americans experience a trauma that results in post-traumatic stress disorder in thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Could how close you live to the sea have a positive impact on your mental health? For the first time, researchers from t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2019
Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 24, 2019
Neuroscience
Cults have a reputation for luring in vulnerable individuals under the veil of comfort and identity. Then, once the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 21, 2019
Neuroscience
Why is that you remember the name of your childhood best friend, but you struggle to recall the name of the person you j
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Psychopaths are usually portrayed negatively: they display antisocial behavior, such as shallow emotions, callousness, i
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 50 million people have dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases emerging each year (World Health Organizatio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
TruBrain is a mix of different substances claimed to help people increase verbal fluency, avoid distractions, and boost
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 13, 2019
Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15%
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues?
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon