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…
From the Salk Institute press release: Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk scientists discovered that the mathematical rules governing how plants grow are similar to how brain cells sprout connections.…
From the University of Edinburgh press release: Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study. People who practiced a basic movement task to…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), little is…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago argue that research on how memories form in the brain should consider activity of groups of brain cells working together, not…
From the Missouri University of Science and Technology press release: A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology wants to scrap the traditional electronic and paper survey approaches to gathering marketing and information systems data…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: A good night’s sleep refreshes body and mind, but a poor night’s sleep can do just the opposite. A study from Washington University School of Medicine in…
From the University of California – Davis press release: Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to fill the gaps. Psychologists know that this…
From the Harvard University press release: Josh Buckholtz wants to change the way you think about psychopaths — and he’s willing to go to prison to do it. An Associate Professor of Psychology, Buckholtz is…