From the Dartmouth College media release: A new Dartmouth study shows 12 minutes of exercise can improve attention and reading comprehension in low-income adolescents, suggesting that schools serving low-income populations should work brief bouts of…
From the University of Leicester media release: Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found. University of Leicester biologist Dr Eamonn Mallon said a…
From the APS media release: Your memory for that last bite of a steak or chocolate cake may be more influential than memory for the first bite in determining when you want to eat it…
From the University of Warwick media release: Research led by the University of Warwick suggests when young children are asked to use gestures to communicate, their gestures segment information and reorganise it into language-like sequences.…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that light treatment tailored to increase circadian stimulation during the day may improve sleep, depression and agitation in people with Alzheimer’s disease…
From the University of Glasgow media release: Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing the world.…
From the Carnegie Mellon University media release: Spontaneous thoughts, intuitions, dreams and quick impressions. We all have these seemingly random thoughts popping into our minds on a daily basis. The question is what do we…
From the Elsevier media release: While dementia patients can often suffer from depression and declining physical and mental ability, exercise has been shown to help improve both their physical and psychological wellbeing. Researchers at Teesside…
From the McGill University media release: Research from McGill University reveals that the brain’s motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only…
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke media release: Scientists showed that people who have a variant of a longevity gene, called KLOTHO, have improved brain skills such as thinking, learning and memory…