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Use of electrical brain stimulation to foster creativity has sweeping implications

Researchers address neuro-ethical concerns associated with the increasing use of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES).

Neuroscience of envy: Activated brain region when others are rewarded revealed

Researchers showed that part of the macaque brain alters the sense of value felt upon receiving a reward in a manner dependent on the receipt of rewards by one’s peers. This finding on the neuroscience of envy provides insight into how all primates, in…

Hardwired for laziness? Tests show the human brain must work hard to avoid sloth

Society has encouraged people to be more physically active, yet we are actually becoming less active. This new study offers a possible explanation: Our brains may be innately attracted to sedentary behavior. Electroencephalograms showed that test subje…

Hardwired for laziness? Tests show the human brain must work hard to avoid sloth

Society has encouraged people to be more physically active, yet we are actually becoming less active. This new study offers a possible explanation: Our brains may be innately attracted to sedentary behavior. Electroencephalograms showed that test subje…

Do we trust people who speak with an accent?

A recently published study shows that unless they speak in a confident tone of voice, you’re less likely to believe someone who speaks with an accent. And, interestingly, as you make this decision different parts of your brain are activated, depending …

Research reveals four distinct personality clusters

Existing personality tests have long been criticized by experts as unreliable. New ‘big data’ research, however, reveals four solid personality clusters.

Circuit found for brain’s statistical inference about motion

Neuroscientists have found the neural wiring underlying predictive eye-tracking of movements and watched in monkeys as the circuit is set to predict a given speed. They say the neurons of the brain’s sensory and motor systems are guided by a combinatio…

Characterizing pig hippocampus could improve translational neuroscience

A new study establishes the pig as promising preclinical research model for traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.

Brain’s lymphatic vessels as new avenue to treat multiple sclerosis

The brain’s lymphatic vessels appear to carry previously unknown messages from the brain to the immune system that ultimately cause the disease symptoms. Blocking those messages may offer doctors a new way to treat a potentially devastating condition t…

Brain recovery: Activity, not rest, may speed recovery after brain injury

When recovering from a brain injury, getting back in the swing of things may be more effective than a prolonged period of rest, according to a new study in mice. These findings offer a compelling example of the brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt in r…