From the University of Pennsylvania press release: A team of neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has constructed the first whole-brain map of electrical connectivity in the brain based on data from nearly 300 neurosurgical…
From the Indiana University press release: Aging research specialists have identified, for the first time, a form of mental exercise that can reduce the risk of dementia. The cognitive training, called speed of processing, showed…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: When we try to stop a body movement at the last second, perhaps to keep ourselves from stepping on what we just realized was ice, we can’t always…
From the Kessler Foundation press release: Stroke researchers at Kessler Foundation have proposed a theory for the high incidence of delirium and spatial neglect after right-brain stroke. Their findings are detailed in “Disruption of the…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: The brain’s complex network of neurons enables us to interpret and effortlessly navigate and interact with the world around us. But when these links are damaged…
From the University of British Columbia press release: The amount of close and comforting contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children at the molecular level, an effect detectable four years later, according to…
From the University of Cincinnati press release: For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means turning to negative, risky behaviors — yet little is known about…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Babies as young as 10 months can assess how much someone values a particular goal by observing how hard they are willing to work to achieve it,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Staff who feel they are treated unfairly at work are at increased risk of being off sick more frequently and for longer, according to new research by…
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: The human brain has been called the most complex object in the cosmos, with 86 billion intricately interconnected neurons and an equivalent number of supportive…