From the Wiley press release via ScienceDaily: Over 100 years ago psychologist Carl Gustav Jung penned his theory of ‘complexes’ where he explained how unconscious psychological issues can be triggered by people, events, or Jung…
From the MIT press release via EurekAlert!: Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds closely with the 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. This circadian clock also…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via EurekAlert!: Sperm doesn’t appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad—whether as a preadolescent or adult—leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters…
From the Royal Holloway, University of London press release via EurekAlert!: A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents. Using an…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin…
From the A*STAR press release via MedicalXpress: A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes,…
From the Vanderbilt University press release via EurekAlert!: Kick back and shut your eyes. Now stop thinking. You have just put your brain into what neuroscientists call its resting state. What the brain is doing…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that differences in the visual system do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a consequence.…
From the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the…
From the MIT press release by Anne Trafton via EurekAlert!: By activating a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can block a compulsive behavior in mice — a result…