From the Trinity College Dublin press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: “One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.” – Franklin P. Jones Most people talk to themselves at least every…
From the UC Davis Health System press release via EurekAlert!: Two research studies, co-led by UC Davis neurologist Charles DeCarli and conducted by an international team that included more than 80 scientists at 71 institutions…
From the Stanford University press release via EurekAlert!: Alcoholism can disrupt memory functioning prior to later-stage Korsakoff’s syndrome. A new study has examined associative memory, used in remembering face-name associations, in alcoholics. Findings indicate that…
From the UCSF press release: A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict the rate of progression and physical path of many degenerative brain diseases,…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: We all have them – positive memories of personal events that are a delight to recall, and painful recollections that we would rather forget.…
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society press release: Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Depressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared…
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that the loss of memory that comes with aging is not…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Two new studies published in the April 4 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggest that a person’s…