From the University of Michigan Health System press release via EurekAlert!: Every day, millions of people with bipolar disorder take medicines that help keep them from swinging into manic or depressed moods. But just how…
From the SMU press release via MedicalXpress: A new study that examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists whose practice…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: A new hypothesis has been developed by researchers in Bochum on how Alzheimer’s disease could occur. They analysed the interaction of the proteins FE65 and BLM that…
From the National University of Singapore press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts…
From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University.…
From the Indiana University press release via HealthCanal: “If you can make women feel powerful, then maybe you can protect them from the consequences of stereotype threat,” IU social psychologist Katie Van Loo said. In…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Why do some memories last a lifetime while others disappear quickly? A new study suggests that memories rehearsed, during either sleep or waking, can have an impact…
From the George Mason University press release by Tara Laskowski via ScienceDaily: Practicing a little Zen before class can lead to better grades, according to a new experimental study by George Mason University professor Robert…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via MedicalXpress: Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study by Stanford…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers. Tonal languages, found mainly in Asia,…