Consequences of lead exposure in childhood
From the Duke University press release: A long-term study of more than 500 children who grew up in the era of leaded gasoline has shown that their exposure to the powerful neurotoxin may have led…
Satnavs ‘switch off’ parts of the brain
From the University College London press release: Using a satnav to get to your destination ‘switches off’ parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate different routes, reveals new UCL research. The…
Scientific discovery may change treatment of Parkinson’s
From the University of Turku press release: When monitoring Parkinson’s disease, SPECT imaging of the brain is used for acquiring information on the dopamine activity. A new study conducted in Turku, Finland, shows that the…
Potential drugs and targets for brain repair
From the PLOS press release: Researchers have discovered drugs that activate signaling pathways leading to specific adult brain cell types from stem cells in the mouse brain, according to a study publishing on 28 March…
Scientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behaviour
From the MIT press release: Scientists have long believed that the central amygdala, a structure located deep within the brain, is linked with fear and responses to unpleasant events. However, a team of MIT neuroscientists…
The sound of nature helps us relax
From the University of Sussex press release: The gentle burbling of a brook, or the sound of the wind in the trees can physically change our mind and bodily systems, helping us to relax. New…
Creative people have better-connected brains
From the Duke University press release: Seemingly countless self-help books and seminars tell you to tap into the right side of your brain to stimulate creativity. But forget the “right-brain” myth — a new study…
Alzheimer’s disease linked to the metabolism of unsaturated fats
From the King’s College London press release: A new study published in PLOS Medicine‘s Special Issue on Dementia has found that the metabolism of omega-3 and omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids in the brain are associated…
How the brain sees the world in 3-D
From the Ohio State University press release: We live in a three-dimensional world, but everything we see is first recorded on our retinas in only two dimensions. So how does the brain represent 3-D information?…
Why we only learn to understand other people after the age of four
From the Universiteit Leiden press release: When we are around four years old we suddenly start to understand that other people think and that their view of the world is often different from our own. Researchers…