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Decoding the Amygdala's Complex Functions
The amygdala plays a pivotal role in many emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes.
BioSource Faculty
Dec 10, 202417 min read


A Painlessly Brief History of Serotonin
Serotonin influences the default mode and salience networks.
BioSource Faculty
Dec 5, 20248 min read


The Thalamus Is More Than a Switchboard
Thalamocortical oscillations are the primary generators of alpha, theta, and delta waves.
BioSource Faculty
Dec 5, 202411 min read


The Brain is Not for Thinking
The brain's principal role is to manage the body’s internal state and ensure survival through efficient energy regulation.
BioSource Faculty
Dec 4, 20249 min read


A Painlessly Brief History of Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a central role in regulating movement, cognition, reward, salience, and motivation.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 29, 20248 min read


Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 3: Consciousness
An updated exploration of the neuroscience of consciousness.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 27, 202418 min read


Comprehensive Brodmann Area Guide
Most cortical functions involve the networked activity of multiple Brodmann areas.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 18, 202456 min read


Drug Effects on the EEG
Detailed review of drug effects on the EEG
BioSource Faculty
Nov 18, 202430 min read


Brodmann Area Involvement in Clinical Disorders
This post explores the associations between specific Brodmann areas and clinical disorders.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 17, 202448 min read


5-Min Science: Home-Based tDCS for Depression
Home-based tDCS, with remote supervision, is a viable and safe intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in MDD.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 13, 20245 min read


5-Min Science: The Autonomic Effects of Infraslow Frequency Neurofeedback
The ISF group showed significant improvements, including reduced systolic blood pressure, muscle tension, and skin conductance.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 12, 20246 min read


5-Min Science: A Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Case Study
A case study of neurofeedback treatment of a young woman with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 9, 20245 min read


Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 2: Addiction
The Scott-Kaiser modification of the Peniston Protocol plus rehabilitation for substance use disorder has achieved a rating of probably effi
BioSource Faculty
Nov 7, 202417 min read


Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 6: Stress
Our prosocial actions can protect us from the harmful effects of major life changes
BioSource Faculty
Nov 7, 202423 min read


5-Min Science: Cortical Layers May Generate Different EEG Rhythms
Cortical layers might specialize not just in structure but also in the types of brain waves they generate.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 6, 20246 min read


5-Min Science: HRV Biofeedback Can Improve Children's Attention
HRV biofeedback improves attention.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 3, 20245 min read


You Have One Brain (Not Three)
Barrett challenges misconceptions about the brain's functions and explores our neural machinery's evolutionary history and true role.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 1, 20249 min read


A Deep Dive into the Gamma Rhythm
Research has linked gamma activity to cortical activation, cognitive processes, attention, emotion, and motor functions.
BioSource Faculty
Oct 27, 202410 min read


Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 7: Emotion
Mindfulness research has challenged the popular belief that we should be able to dismiss difficult emotions.
BioSource Faculty
Oct 23, 202439 min read


5-Min Science: Astrocytes Maintain Brain Health and Trigger Epilepsy
By targeting astrocytes, new therapies could offer more precise and effective ways to manage epilepsy.
BioSource Faculty
Oct 19, 20249 min read
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