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Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

From the NIH media release: Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage in the brain. Some people… 

Feeling Left Out Can Lead to Risky Financial Decisions

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From the American Psychological Association (APA) media release: People who feel isolated are more inclined to make risker financial decisions for bigger payoffs, according to new research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 121st Annual… 

Why don’t we all get Alzheimer’s disease?

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From the University of California – San Diego media release: Though one might think the brains of people who develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD) possess building blocks of the disease absent in healthy brains, for most… 

Stimulating Brain Cells Can Make False Memories

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From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) media release: Any crime scene investigator can tell you that memories are unreliable; the way people remember a place or event changes over time and varies between individuals. But…