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…
From the UC Davis press release via ScienceDaily: Memories are made of this, the song says. Now neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched on during learning and later…
From the UCSD press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent alcohol…
From the University of New South Wales press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia have used brain imaging technology to show that young…
From the Caltech press release by Katie Neith via ScienceDaily: Humans have a tendency to spontaneously synchronize their movements. For example, the footsteps of two friends walking together may synchronize, although neither individual is consciously…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Humans perceive numerous categories of objects and actions, but where are these categories represented spatially in the brain? Researchers reporting in the December 20 issue of the…
From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which…
From the Duke University Health System press release via HealthCanal: Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer’s in patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to researchers…