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What does flattery do to our brains? Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

March 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

10 Frontiers articles that caught the world’s attention in 2022

December 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Frontiers’ science writers Image: Shutterstock.com As part of Frontiers’ passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most [...]

This illusion, new to science, is strong enough to trick our reflexes

June 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer An illusion new to science shows that the pupillary light reflex, which controls the width of the pupil in anticipation of [...]

Most read articles of February 2022: Does life really flash before our eyes before death?

March 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers Science Communications Manager Image: Shutterstock.com Each month, Frontiers shines a spotlight on some of the leading research across a wide range [...]

Children may instinctively know how to do division even before hitting the books, study finds

February 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Peter Rejcek, science writer Image: Fizkes/Shutterstock.com Beginning at an early age, children can perform simple mathematical calculations using an intuitive ability to [...]

New study shows that playing with dolls allows children to develop empathy and social processing skills

October 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

New study shows cognitive benefits of doll play in children: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]

Video games improve the visual attention of expert players

April 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Players of action real-time strategy games better allocate brain resources between competing visual stimuli: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]

Artificial intelligence can predict your personality — simply by tracking your eyes

January 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

A study has shown for the first time that computers can predict individuals’ personality traits from their eye movements while engaged in everyday tasks; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]

Journal impact: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

July 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is world's most-cited Psychology journal and ranks in the top Impact Factor and CiteScore percentiles

With an Impact Factor of 2.871, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is the most-cited journal in its field [...]

Brain disease: do pathological behaviors stem from faulty beliefs?

February 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

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A promising model for understanding neurological and psychiatric disorders could help provide personalized treatments for patients: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]

Mind wandering is common during driving

September 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

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Research on driver distraction published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience shows that people's minds wander a lot in a simulated daily work commute - but they not always aware of this. [...]

Our brains do change from early to mid-adulthood

August 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

Because scientists have been unaware of how our brains change during this period of life, they don't routinely account for this when studying the brain, which could lead them to misinterpret their results.

Contrary to belief, study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows considerable structural changes in the brain from early to mid-adulthood. [...]

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain

August 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

While previous research has shown that physical exercise can combat age-related brain decline, it is not known if one type of exercise can be better than another. To assess this, the exercise routines given to the volunteers differed. The traditional fitness training program conducted mainly repetitive exercises, such as cycling or Nordic walking, but the dance group were challenged with something new each week.

New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience compares two fitness routines to explore anti-aging effects on the brain in the elderly. [...]

Study reveals most impactful neuroscience research

July 27, 2017 // 1 Comment

A study has identified the 100 most-cited neuroscience papers, and their research topics and journals. [...]

Video games can change your brain

July 5, 2017 // 3 Comments

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience review article outlines structural brain changes caused by video games [...]

Frontiers journal ranking analysis: Human Neuroscience

June 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

With an Impact Factor of 3.209, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is the 1st most cited Psychology journal in the world. [...]

Time is not ‘one size fits all’

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

This research suggests that 18-19 year old students would need to start in the early afternoon in order to optimize cognitive performance. Image by Shutterstock.

New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience makes the case against fixed starting times, i.e. a fixed one-size-fits-all daily routine. [...]

Shaping your brain with exercise, video games and more

May 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

This Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, investigates cognitive training techniques in health and disease, and in youth and old age. [...]

Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training

March 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

Our emotions are often affected by images and visual memories. What if we could train our own brains to use imagery and effect our emotional state? [...]

How kids’ brains respond to a late night up

November 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sleep deprivation affects children’s brains differently than adults’, according to a new study By K.E.D. Coan, Science Writer Any parent can tell you about the [...]

Can a Brain-Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts to Text?

October 26, 2016 // 9 Comments

By Srividya Sundaresan, Science Writer Recent research shows brain-to-text device capable of decoding speech from brain signals Ever wonder what it would be like if a [...]

Emotionally invested parents give children a leg up in life

September 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Mark Wartenberg, Frontiers Science Writer Emotionally invested parents can mean children are more likely to be successful later in life, a study published in [...]

Setting free the words trapped in our heads

May 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Mônica Favre, Ph.D., Frontiers Science Writer Neuroscientists are on their way to turn a person’s thoughts into speech producible by a device, to help victims of [...]

New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness

May 11, 2016 // 3 Comments

By Abigail Pattenden, Frontiers Science Writer A new discovery could help people suffering with single-sided deafness (SSD) find a treatment quicker – and could [...]

Are brain-training apps effective?

April 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Tania FitzGeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer In recent years there has been an explosion in the number of smartphone apps aimed at ‘brain training’. These games [...]

Staff Pick: Understanding auditory hallucinations

November 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

Laurence Pope is a Journal Operations Specialist at Frontiers. He studied biochemistry and science communication at Imperial College London before joining Frontiers in 2013. [...]

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

November 20, 2015 // 4 Comments

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience has an Impact Factor of 3.634 and is the #1 most-cited journal in psychology. [...]

Staff Pick: Extreme metal music and anger processing

June 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Heavy Metal and related genres, such as Death-, Black-, Folk-Metal, or Metalcore, are often associated with aggression and even criminal offence. [...]