What determines our fate—nature or nurture? The truth is a combination of both. While recent studies show genes play a much larger role in who
Image courtesy of Oxford University Press Blog. A team of Yale researchers led by Joy Hirsch has utilized a revolutionary technology known as functional near-infrared
Image courtesy of www.pxhere.com. Many of us struggle to deal with negative emotions. Recently, a team of researchers at Yale, Columbia and Dartmouth led by
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The medications prescribed for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a debilitating neuropsychiatric affliction, have not changed significantly in many years. Thomas Fernandez
The nervous system relies on two opposing forces to function: excitatory signals, which increase the likelihood that nearby neurons will fire, and inhibitory signals, which
It’s possible! Led by PhD candidate Tammi Kral, researchers at the University of Wisconsin sought to develop a video game that would teach empathy to