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…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release via MedicalXPress: Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is…
From the Wayne State University press release: A Wayne State University researcher believes studying people’s ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity occurs with age. Scott Moffat, Ph.D.,…
From the University of Illinois press release: Researchers have found a way to study how our brains assess the behavior – and likely future actions – of others during competitive social interactions. Their study, described…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal press release: An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: When a friend tells you she had a rough day, do you feel sandpaper under your fingers? The brain may be replaying sensory experiences to help understand…
From the Kavli Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: After years of existing only in fiction, social robots are finally being designed that can more closely emulate how people express themselves, interact and learn – and…