From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway: When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug’s effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now…
From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: Most people learn to count when they are children. Yet surprisingly, not all languages have words for numbers. A recent study published in the journal of…
From the University of Connecticut press release via EurekAlert!: Most people only think about drinking water when they are thirsty; but by then it may already be too late. Even mild dehydration can alter a…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release via EurekAlert!: A new study from the Infant Brain Imaging Network, which includes researchers at the Center for Autism Research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),…
From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council press release via EurekAlert!: How we perceive the world tells us a lot about how the brain processes sensory information. At this week’s meeting of the American…
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via EurekAlert!: Frequent drinking can lead to changes in the processing of alcohol cues that can, in turn, facilitate renewed drinking if an individual’s ability and motivation to…
From the UC Davis Health System press release: Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable…
From the American Academy of Neurology via EurekAlert!: New research suggests weight training for two years significantly improves the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease compared to other forms of exercise such as stretching and balance…
From the Brookhaven Laboratory press release: Brain scans of two strains of mice imbibing significant quantities of alcohol reveal serious shrinkage in some brain regions — but only in mice lacking a particular type of…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: Researchers have found significant differences in brain development in infants as young as six months old who later develop autism, compared with babies who don’t develop…