From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Activation of a reward-processing brain region peaks in the morning and evening and dips at 2 p.m., finds a study of healthy young men published in The Journal of Neuroscience.…
From the Durham University press release: People who hear voices that other people can’t hear may use unusual skills when their brains process new sounds, according to research led by Durham University and University College London…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release: Gut microbes have been in the news a lot lately. Recent studies show they can influence human health, behavior, and certain neurological…
From the Queensland University of Technology press release: People who see animals as people and assign human traits to non-human objects are more likely to travel to destinations that are presented as being human-like, according to…
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool highlights the usefulness of Video Game Players (VGPs) as unmanned aircraft operators. The move to significant automation has been a feature of…
From the Frontiers press release: Scientists in China have found that significant microstructural changes occur in the brain from early to mid-adulthood, allowing them to accurately estimate an individual’s age from their brain structure. The…
From the Drexel University press release: Older smokers are usually more set in their ways, but a dollar increase in cigarette prices makes them 20 percent more likely to quit, a new Drexel University study found.…
From The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a brain mechanism in siblings of bipolar patients that makes them…
From the Penn State press release: Older adults are drawn to Facebook so they can check out pictures and updates from family and friends, but may resist using the site because they are worried about…
From the University of Royal Holloway London press release: New research from Royal Holloway, University of London, published in Cognition and Emotion suggests that adopting a ‘this too shall pass’ attitude and mentally projecting themselves into the future…