From the Sandia National Laboratories press release via MedicalXpress: Research at Sandia National Laboratories has shown that it’s possible to predict how well people will remember information by monitoring their brain activity while they study. …
From the University of Aberdeen press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists investigate whether food addiction should be classed as a mental disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-IV) – recognised by psychiatrists and…
From the Stanford University press release via MedicalXpress: The inside of an MRI machine might not seem like the best place to cozy up and concentrate on a good novel, but a team of researchers…
From the British Psychological Society press release via AlphaGalileo: Having a high IQ and coming from a small family could mean school bullies are less likely to become criminals. This is one of the findings…
From the Max Planck Gesellschaft press release via MedicalXpress: Have you ever noticed how tiresome it can be to follow a conversation at a noisy party? Rest assured: this is not necessarily due to bad…
From the Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (DZNE) press release via EurekAlert!: Every activity in the brain involves the transfer of signals between neurons. Frequently, as many as one thousand signals rain…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The fourth-quarter comeback to win the game. The tumor that appeared on a second scan. The guy in accounting who was secretly embezzling company funds. The situation…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a broad group…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: The way that the visual centers of men and women’s brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Biology of Sex…
From the Wiley press release via AlphaGalileo: It has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Now researchers have discovered how the chemical properties of China’s favorite drink affect the…