From the University of California – San Diego press release: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is progressive, but slow to develop — or at least to reveal itself. In a new study, published online February 14, 2020…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: If we cross a road with our smartphone in view, a car horn or engine noise will startle us. In everyday life…
From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: UCLA researchers have found that it is possible to assess a person’s ability to feel empathy by studying their brain activity while they…
From the RMIT University press release: When it comes to memory, immune cells are known as the “bad cops” of the brain. But new research shows they could also be turned into “good cops” to…
From the University of New Hampshire press release: The phrase “Pavlov’s dogs” has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even though this tried-and-true model of repetitive patterns mimics a variety of learning…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: In a new study, researchers report they can manipulate how the brain encodes and retains emotional memories. The scientists found that focusing on the neutral details…
From the University of Warwick press release: Depression, anxiety, impulsive behaviour and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University of Warwick have found. Sleep…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release: Have you ever gone ahead and eaten that piece of chocolate, despite yourself? Do you inadvertently make decisions because you are hungry or cold? In other…
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Survival often depends on animals’ ability to make split-second decisions that rely on imagining alternative futures: If I’m being chased by a hungry predator, do…
From the Rockefeller University Press press release: Researchers at Albany Medical College in New York have discovered that a specific type of immune cell accumulates in older brains, and that activating these cells improves the…