From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: People who take cocaine over many years without becoming addicted have a brain structure which is significantly different from those individuals who developed cocaine-dependence, researchers have…
From the UC Riverside press release via EurekAlert!: Is athleticism linked to brain size? To find out, researchers at the University of California, Riverside performed laboratory experiments on house mice and found that mice that…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Older adults who have suffered from aphasia for a long time can nevertheless improve their language function and maintain these improvements in the long term, according…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via EurekAlert!: As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information – rather than take in the new stuff – that…
From the New York University press release via Newswise: We rely on our visual system more heavily than previously thought in determining the causality of events. A team of researchers has shown that, in making…
From the Asociación RUVID press release via ScienceDaily: The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have proved that…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have long wondered how nerve cell activity in the brain’s hippocampus, the epicenter for learning and memory, is controlled — too much synaptic communication…
From the Science Network WA press release by Narelle Towie via MedicalXpress: Compulsive hoarders struggle to throw out their many possessions because their brains lack flexibility, new research suggests. To most people, the idea of…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Research at the University of Edinburgh tracked electrical signals in the part of the brain linked to spatial awareness. The study could help us understand how,…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: A new study out January 10 in the journal Science turns two decades of understanding about how brain cells communicate on its head. The…