Study examines brain anatomy of recollection
From the Drexel University press release via ScienceDaily: What was your high school mascot? Where did you put your keys last night? Who was the first president of the United States? Groups of neurons in…
Study suggests newborn neurons – even in adult aging brain – are critical for memory
From the Stony Brook press release via Newswise: Newly generated, or newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus are critical for memory retrieval, according to a study led by Stony Brook University researchers to be published…
Study examines effect of ADHD medicine on brain’s reward centres
From the University of Copenhagen press release via ScienceDaily: A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain’s reward system.…
Researchers identify two regions of brain whose behaviour predicts outcome of speed dating
From the Caltech press release by Marcus Woo: For speed daters, first impressions are everything. But it’s more than just whether someone is hot or not. Whether or not we like to admit it, we…
Study examines effect of alexithymia on marriages
From the University of Missouri press release: Communication can be challenging for any married couple, but a personality trait called alexithymia that keeps people from sharing or even understanding their own emotions can further impede…
Study suggests meditation may produce enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is…
Study suggests early stress may sensitise girls’ brains for later anxiety
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via HealthCanal: High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a…
Study suggests partisanship shapes beliefs about political and non-political issues
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: A pre-election survey by the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago found that party affiliation alters how people react to political as well…
Study examines effect of negative stereotyping on elderly
From the Oregon State University press release: Many baby boomers want to improve the way people view aging, but an Oregon State University researcher has found they often reinforce negative stereotypes of old age when…
Study suggests fibromyalgia pain may be caused by abnormal pain signal processing in brain
From the American College of Rheumatology press release via Newswise: According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be…