Frontiers in Human Neuroscience – Science & research news

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

January 7, 2019

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

Frontiers journal ranking analysis: Human Neuroscience

June 28, 2017

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

Shaping your brain with exercise, video games and more

May 19, 2017

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

How kids’ brains respond to a late night up

November 29, 2016

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

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

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 [...]

New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness

May 11, 2016

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

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

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

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

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