From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: If your hearing deteriorates in old age, the risk of dementia and cognitive decline increases. So far, it hasn’t been clear why. A team of neuroscientists has examined what…
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: Have you ever noticed how a bite of warm cherry pie fills your mouth with sweetness, but that same slice right out of the refrigerator…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Virtual reality activates brain networks that increase your ability to identify with other people, according to new research published in eNeuro. The technology could become a tool in the…
From the Medical University of South Carolina press release: A team of National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has found that deactivating a stress-signaling system in a brain area…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment and accurately registers whether an assumption is true or not. A team of neuroscientists…
From the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center press release: Research led by Si-Qiong June Liu, MD, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has shown how…
From the Drexel University press release: Creativity is one of humanity’s most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and thrive. Yet, creativity cannot be…
From the Stanford University press release: New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory.…
From the National University of Ireland Galway press release: An international collaborative study led by researchers from the NUI Galway provides findings on the neural basis of intelligence, otherwise known as general cognitive ability (IQ).…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release: You know that feeling in your gut? We think of it as an innate intuition that sparks deep in the belly…