From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone. Baycrest has published the strongest evidence yet that a…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via ScienceDaily: Each part of the body has its own nerve cell area in the brain – we therefore have a map of our bodies in our heads. The…
From the University of Michigan press release: It can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at…
From the American Physiological Society press release via Newswise: Researchers have long known that specific parts of the brain activate when people view particular images. For example, a region called the fusiform face area turns…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Why are older drivers, especially those over 70, involved in crashes primarily at intersections? You may tend to attribute this to cognitive or physical decline, such as…
From the McGill University press release: When you are about to collide into something and manage to swerve away just in the nick of time, what exactly is happening in your brain? A new study…
From the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa press release: Treatments for Parkinson’s disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of the debilitating disease. However, University of…
From the Oxford University press release via MedicalXPress: The idea of a simple, cheap and widely available device that could boost brain function sounds too good to be true. Yet promising results in the lab…