From the Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena press release: “In our project, we are looking at how the brain makes hypnotic states possible,” explains Professor Wolfgang Miltner, who has been working on the phenomenon for decades. “First, we looked…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Magnetic resonance imaging scans suggest that the brains of women with bulimia nervosa react differently to images of food after stressful events than the brains of women without…
From the Frontiers press release: When researchers in the UK exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words and imaged their brains, they found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male…
From the Salk Institute press release: Salk scientists have found further evidence that a natural compound in strawberries reduces cognitive deficits and inflammation associated with aging in mice. The work, which appeared in the Journals…
From the Tokyo Medical and Dental University press release: Recently, frequency of mastication has dramatically decreased along with changes in dietary habits. Masticatory stimulation has influence on the development of the central nervous system as well…
From the University of California – Los Angeles press release: Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people make rational decisions and others, impulsive and reckless…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release: During the last decade, commercial brain-training programs have risen in popularity, offering people the hope of improving their cognitive abilities through the routine…
From the University of Helsinki press release: According to a study encompassing the entire Finnish population, traumatic brain injury associated with an increased risk for dementia in working-age adults. Yet, no such relationship was found between…
From the Institute for Basic Science press release: Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much…
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Globally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year — it is the second-leading cause of death among people…