From the UC Berkeley press release: Our eyes may be our window to the world, but how do we make sense of the thousands of images that flood our retinas each day? Scientists at the…
From the BMJ – British Medical Journal press release via ScienceDaily: People whose minds wander whilst driving, especially when intense, are significantly more likely to be responsible for a crash and are threatening safety on the…
From the University of Western Ontario press release via EurekAlert!: After conducting the largest online intelligence study on record, a Western University-led research team has concluded that the notion of measuring one’s intelligence quotient or…
From the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne press release via EurekAlert!: Executive function (EF) guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. Alcohol dependence (AD) is known to impair EF. New findings indicate that…
From the American Society for Cell Biology press release via EurekAlert!: The two infamous proteins, amyloid-beta (A?) and tau, that characterize advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD), start healthy neurons on the road to cell death long…
From the University of South Australia press release via MedicalXpress: The brain’s perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or “neglected”. Lorimer Moseley, Chair in…
From the University of Notre Dame press release by Susan Guibert via MedicalXpress: Witnessing a car wreck or encountering a poisonous snake are scenes that become etched in our memories. But how do we process…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via ScienceDaily: The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking…
From the BioMed Central press release via HealthCanal: Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published…
From the University of Chicago press release by Matt Wood via ScienceDaily: When you walk into a darkened room, your first instinct is to feel around for a light switch. You slide your hand along…