Category: Neuroscience

Study suggests childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life

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From the Kobe University press release: A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University’s Brain Science Institute (Machida City, Tokyo; Director: SAKAGAMI Masamichi) and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru… Read more »

Study suggests memory helps us evaluate situations on the fly, not just recall the past

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From the Northwestern University press release: Scientists have long known the brain’s hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays… Read more »

Study points to importance of gut bacteria for neurodevelopment

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From the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry press release: The University of Alberta-led research followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its… Read more »

Study looks at how the brain flexibly processes complex information

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From the Max Planck Institute for Human Development press release: Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task… Read more »

Study suggests ‘decision acuity’ predicts broad range of decision-making abilities

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From the Cell Press press release: A common factor called “decision acuity” underpins diverse decision-making abilities in adolescents and young adults, suggests a study appearing May 20th in the journal Neuron…. Read more »