From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: A drug widely used to treat Parkinson’s Disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers are digging deeper into whether infants’ ability to learn new words is shaped by the particular language being acquired. A new Northwestern University study cites a…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: The more than 100 million Americans living with chronic pain and daily suffering often have limited outlets to talk about their conditions with others who…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via MedicalXpress: Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found the first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus, can reduce…
From the Ohio University press release: Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new Ohio University study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were asked to ruminate on…
From the McMaster University press release via EurekAlert!: New research from an international team of scientists suggests evolution, or basic survival techniques adapted by early humans, influences the decisions gamblers make when placing bets. The…
From the Elsevier press release via MedicalXpress: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) deficits have been implicated in schizophrenia and depression. In schizophrenia, deficits have been particularly well-described for a subtype of GABA neuron, the parvalbumin fast-spiking interneurons.…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: A one-sided cellphone conversation in the background is likely to be much more distracting than overhearing a conversation between two people, according to research published…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via MedicalXpress: The brain’s prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories…