WHY STRESS DOESN’T ALWAYS CAUSE DEPRESSION
Rats susceptible to anhedonia have more serotonin neurons in the ventral dorsal raphe nucleus. However, activating neurons in the central amygdala reduced the serotonin signaling and lowered the effects of social stress.… READ MORE…
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS BECOMES VISIBLE IN THE BRAIN
Study tracks how and where zebrafish brains transform the movement of the environment into a decision that causes the fish to swim in a specific direction.… READ MORE…
HUMAN BEHAVIOR FOLLOWS PROBABILISTIC INFERENCE PATTERNS
The human brain has a mathematical probabilistic representation of what it considers to be important in our surroundings. … READ MORE…
THE NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GENDER DYSPHORIA
A new theory of gender dysphoria claims brain network activity, and not incorrect brain sex may be at the root of symptoms.… READ MORE…
CATS’ FACES HARD TO READ, EXCEPT FOR ‘CAT WHISPERERS’
People can infer a cat’s affective state from subtle aspects of their facial expressions.… READ MORE…
SMOKING MAY CAUSE WHITE SCARS ON THE BRAIN
Smoking causes white matter scarring in the brain, and the effects do more harm than previously believed.… READ MORE…
