From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago…
From the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release via MedicalXpress: Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release via Newswise: Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals…
From the RIKEN press release via MedicalXpress: Neurons are arranged in periodic patterns that repeat over large distances in two areas of the cerebral cortex, suggesting that the entire cerebral cortex has a stereotyped organization,…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression. In one of the first studies to examine the effect…
From the University of Leicester press release: Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice with neurodegenerative…
From the Aalto University press release via Physorg: The human brain is not very well-equipped for analysing multidimensional data. In his doctoral dissertation, Mikko Berg, M.Sc. (Tech.) examined how graphical visualizations can help people to…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: Can the temperature of the food we eat affect the intensity of its taste? It depends on the taste, according to a new study by Dr.…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence…